Ngannou is close to signing a contract with a new promotion

Leading American Journalist Ariel Helwani said that former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou could become a PFL fighter in the near future.

“Ngannou is close to making a new deal with another promotion. According to Francis, he spoke very frankly about this, his meeting with the head of ONE FC ended in a friendly atmosphere. They both came to the conclusion that since Ngannou had a verbal agreement with another league, he most likely would not go to ONE FC. Interestingly, when he was in my studio and we were talking about big promotions, I asked him about the PFL. After that, he really caught fire.

He is very close to signing a contract, it could happen this week. He told me that the deal would include both MMA and boxing,” Helwani said on his show The MMA Hour.

Recall that Ngannou left the UFC in January due to contractual disagreements.