PFL CEO Peter Murray Talks Francis Ngannou’s ’24 Debut, Possible Opponents

Francis Ngannou signed with PFL earlier this yr, and now the promotion has arguably the most well liked fight sports activities star on this planet … so, what is the plan? We requested PFL’s CEO, Peter Murray.

“In 2024 [Ngannou] will absolutely make his debut with PFL, and he’ll return to the cage and MMA and we’re putting that fight together as we speak,” Murray instructed TMZ Sports activities simply days after the Fury combat.

Bear in mind, 37-year-old Ngannou signed with Skilled Fighters League in Might 2023 … to a deal that permits him to combat MMA, whereas additionally taking boxing matches outdoors the promotion (therefore the Fury combat). Francis may even function the chairman of PFL Africa.

Clearly, there are some massive potential fights on the market … we requested Peter which had been on his radar.

“Francis wants Jon Jones, and Jon Jones wants Francis. Francis wants Stipe [Miocic], and Stipe wants Francis. And there’s a conversation going on with Deontay Wilder, whether it’s boxing, whether it’s modified rules. That could be exciting, so that’s a real consideration.”

Clearly, there are some huge hurdles whenever you’re speaking about Francis vs. Jon or Stipe … as each males are signed to the UFC. Dana White, prior to now, hasn’t been open to cross-promotion fights, and the UFC honcho and Francis aren’t precisely on the perfect phrases proper now.

So, we’ll see.

However, Wilder would seemingly be quite a bit simpler of a combat to make … and it would be a extremely anticipated matchup pitting arguably the hardest-punching boxer vs. the hardest-punching MMA fighter!

38-year-old Wilder final fought in October 2022 … knicking out Robert Helenius within the very first spherical of their bout in Brooklyn. 42 of Deontay’s 43 wins have come by knockout.

We additionally spoke to Francis earlier within the week … and we requested him about The Bronze Bomber.