Former UFC fighter Jimi Manuwa expressed confidence that the former holder of the belt in the heavyweight division of the promotion Francis Ngannou would easily defeat former world boxing champions Deontay Wilder And Joseph Parker.
Jimi Manuwa, light heavyweight in the UFC roster, announced his retirement today.
On March 17 at the O2 Arena in London at UFC Fight Night 127 tournament two former heavyweight champions Brazilian Fabricio Werdum and Russian Alexander Volkov will meet in the main event of the evening. In the co-main event in a rematch of two heavyweights Jimi Manuwa will face Jan Blachowicz.
Former world heavyweight champion David Haye has welcomed the possibility of facing UFC star Jimi Manuwa on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather's prospective bout with Conor McGregor. Haye (28-3, 26 KOs) is currently recovering from the Achilles surgery he underwent in the wake of the 11th-round stoppage defeat to Tony Bellew on March 3 -- but is already discussing potential future opponents.