INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Former UFC and PFL Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou received take a look at his subsequent opponent, Philipe Lins, at a pre-fight press conference on Tuesday. Ngannou (18-3) just lately departed the PFL, and shortly landed in a co-main occasion of a fantasy matchup between Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano. Lins (18-5), a…
Francis Ngannou not too long ago shot down any discuss of combating Jake Paul, a disrespectful proposition that made no sense for an elite famous person like “The Predator.” Then Ngannou got dumped by PFL and signed with MVPthe fight sports activities promotion co-founded by Paul. Now the former UFC heavyweight champion is treating “El…
Francis Ngannou will return to blended martial arts after a 19-month absence when he faces Brazil’s Philipe Lins on May 16. The five-round heavyweight bout might be a part of Most Valuable Promotions’ (MVP) inaugural MMA struggle card, headlined by Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano in Los Angeles. Former UFC champion Ngannou has not fought…
Francis Ngannou is making his return to MMA as a part of the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano fight card on Netflix, scheduled for Sat., May 16, 2026 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. His opponent might be former UFC heavyweight Philipe Lins, who additionally competed for each PFL and Bellator MMA. “While the world…
Francis Ngannou is becoming a member of one of many largest occasions of the summer season. The former UFC heavyweight champion is about to make his MMA return on May 16 at Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome, combating within the five-round co-main occasion of MVP’s historic Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano event on Netflix. Ngannou’s first…
Francis Ngannou will make his combating return on May 16, stay on Netflix underneath the Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) banner. The former UFC heavyweight champion has been booked to face 40-year-old Brazilian Philipe Lins on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano. 5 Ngannou labored with Most Valuable Promotions co-founder Jake Paul for his…
Andreas HaleMar 9, 2026, 08:44 AM ET Close Andreas Hale is a fight sports activities reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and professional wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he performs video video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He can also be a number for Sirius XM’s Fight…
Follow us on Google Discover Daniel Cormier thinks the UFC may profit from Francis Ngannou’s contract replace. Early right this moment, it was introduced that Ngannou has been released by the PFL following his one combat with the promotion since signing in 2023. Ngannou had already said that his contract ended before the UFC White…
Brett OkamotoMar 6, 2026, 10:03 AM ET Close Brett Okamoto has reported on blended martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has coated the entire largest occasions in fight sports activities throughout that point, together with in-depth interviews and options with names equivalent to Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd…
