COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Renan Ferreira wish to welcome Francis Ngannou to PFL.
Ferreira (11-3) takes on Denis Goltsov (32-7) within the heavyweight finals of the 2023 PFL Championship, which will probably be held at Anthem in Washington, D.C., on November 24 and streamed dwell on ESPN+ PPV. do.
Whereas Ferreira is targeted on Goltsov, he can not help however take into consideration the alternatives that would include profitable the championship — one among which is a possible matchup with Ngannou.
“I feel that is nearly a make-or-break second,” Ferreira advised MMA Junkie by an interpreter at PFL Media Day on Wednesday. “It is laborious to even say this as a result of there’s a lot at stake between the belt and 1,000,000 {dollars}, however if you speak about future alternatives and the chance to combat a man like Francis after this, it actually would not matter. There may be greater than that.”
Ferreira has completed all however one among his 11 skilled wins, 9 of them by knockout, most lately stopping Maurice Inexperienced within the first spherical in August.
He thinks Ngannou’s matchup with a fellow knockout artist can be fascinating for followers.
“It is undoubtedly a fan favourite (match),” Ferreira mentioned. “Two powerful, thrilling heavyweights with large swings and good knockout energy. I feel that is the sort of factor that followers of the game need to watch.”
Ngannou has his personal enterprise to take care of first. The previous UFC heavyweight champion made his skilled boxing debut in opposition to Tyson Fury in a 10-round bout on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ngannou is the large underdog, however Ferreira says his energy is immeasurable.
“Tyson Fury is Tyson Fury. He is been on this enterprise for some time,” Ferreira mentioned. “He is knowledgeable boxer. However you possibly can’t rely Francis out. He is a top-level MMA heavyweight and has unimaginable knockout energy, so it should be a superb combat.”
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