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Francis Ngannou confirms plans for mixed rules fight with boxing star Deontay Wilder: ‘The conversation is true’

Francis Ngannou confirms plans for mixed rules fight with Deontay Wilder the conversation is true Off the back of a professional boxing debut back in October, former undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou claims…

Off the back of a professional boxing debut back in October, former undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou claims “conversations” regarding a potential mixed-rules fight with former WBC heavyweight boxing world champion, Deontay Wilder are most definitely true, amid links to a bout of some form with the Tuscaloosa striker.

Ngannou, a former undisputed heavyweight champion under the banner of the UFC, made a professional boxing debut back in October in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, suffering a contentious and controversial split decision loss to incumbent WBC heavyweight kingpin and common-foe, Tyson Fury.

As for Wilder, the former undisputed WBC titleholder has been sidelined since stopping Finnish heavyweight, Robert Helenius with a thunderous opening round knockout back in October of last year in a headlining clash in Brooklyn.

Slated to return to the squared circle later this month, the Alabama native co-headlines another high-profile card in Saudi Arabia, taking on former world championship challenger, Joseph Parker beneath a headliner featuring both Anthony Joshua, and Otto Wallin.

Francis Ngannou confirms plans to fight Deontay Wilder

And linked with a slew of potential opponents in a potential sophomore outing in professional boxing, Cameroonian knockout ace, Ngannou appeared to veto a fight with the veteran, Derek Chisora, however, claimed a bout of some sort with Wilder could be on the horizon.

“I prefer to fight only the top fighters,” Francis Ngannou told The Last Stand podcast. “Why did I fight Tyson Fury? Because he is the top of the game, I wanted to get in there at the top and I want the best. I want the big fights, the big show. I want everything big. At the end of the day, it is a sport, we do what we have to do.”

“The conversation of a mixed rules fight with Deontay Wilder is true, because even before this fight [against Tyson Fury], we have been having discussions,” Francis Ngannou continued.

Would you like to see Deontay Wilder fight Francis Ngannou in the future?

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Jake Paul Taunts Ex-UFC Star Nate Diaz While Trying on a pair of PFL Gloves: ‘I’d kill that man’

Jake Paul simply won’t stop until he gets Nate Diaz to sign on the dotted line for a fight…

Jake Paul simply won’t stop until he gets Nate Diaz to sign on the dotted line for a fight inside the PFL Smart Cage.

In August, ‘The Problem Child’ scored a unanimous decision victory against Diaz in an entertaining 10-round scrap inside Dallas’ American Airlines Center. Immediately following the boxing contest, Paul laid down a $10 million offer to run it back in MMA. Diaz seemingly accepted the offer in the heat of the moment but has since backed away from the potential rematch.

Of course, that hasn’t stopped Jake Paul from attempting to goad Diaz into taking the fight every chance he gets. Recently, the social media star offered another word of warning to the ‘Stockton Samurai’ courtesy of the Professional Fighter League’s official account on X.

“Nate Diaz is a smart man staying away from me in MMA, smart man,” Paul said in the clip. “Man, he can’t take me down. I have better wrestling than him. Ohio Division I state wrestling experience. He clearly can’t punch me, he punches so soft, pillow hands. If we fought in MMA it’d only be 15 minutes, which is half the amount of time we just fought. I’d up the punch count, up the pace, kill that man” (h/t MiddleEasy).

Jake Paul Returns to the Ring on December 15

For now, Jake Paul will put his focus on a return to the squared circle on December 15 when he meets 35-year-old cruiserweight Andre August. According to the recordkeeping site BoxRec, August has a 10-1 record with five wins coming by way of knockout. However, August has only competed once since 2019, and only two of his opponents entered their fight with a winning record.

“Ask and I shall deliver. August has more KO’s than me, more wins than me, more experience than me, but I like to gamble. The path to world champ starts here. Just straight up boxing,” Paul wrote on social media upon revealing his opponent.

As for Nate Diaz, the former UFC superstar has not made any announcements regarding his next move. Before competing against Jake Paul, he had expressed an interest in re-signing with the UFC, presumably to book a trilogy fight with the yet-to-return Conor McGregor. Perhaps those are still the plans, but only time will tell.

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Francis Ngannou Eyes Fights with Deontay Wilder, Healthy Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic

Francis Ngannou is keeping his options open when it comes to his next fight following his loss to Tyson Fury. In an interview with TMZ Sports, the PFL star…

Ex-UFC star Nate Diaz axes rematch fight with Jake Paul, rules out move to ‘Minor leagues’ with the PFL

UFC veteran, Nate Diaz has apparently ruled out a rumored rematch with former-foe, Jake Paul off the back of…

UFC veteran, Nate Diaz has apparently ruled out a rumored rematch with former-foe, Jake Paul off the back of their August professional boxing match – claiming he would not be open to a move to the PFL (Professional Fighters League) which he described as the “minor leagues”, despite reports of a lucrative offer on the table from the promotion.

Diaz, a former undisputed lightweight title challenger and welterweight contender under the banner of the UFC, made a professional boxing debut back in August of this year in Texas, suffering a unanimous decision loss to the above-mentioned, Paul in his first venture to the squared circle,

Deparing the UFC officially back in November of last year following a September main event fight with former interim lightweight champion in an impromptu welterweight clash, Stockton native, Diaz bowed out of the Dana White-led organization with a rallying fourth round guillotine choke win at the welterweight limit.

And following reports last month how Paul had been lined up for a return to professional boxing in December of this year – Diaz, a victor of The Ultimate Fighter, appeared to be all ears to a potential re-run in the ring.

However, reports would further claim from Most Valuable Promotions how Paul would not be boxing Diaz next, and how instead, PFL had made an offer to both of them to clash in mixed martial arts.

Nate Diaz rules out potential move to the PFL

In response to claims from PFL boss, Donn Davis how Diaz is “weaselling” out of a potential $15,000,000 payday to fight Paul next, the Californian fan-favorite maintained he would not consider a move to the North American-based promotion – one he considered a “back track” for his career.

“I’m good I’d rather fight real fighters,” Nate Diaz posted on his official X account tonight. “And never back track to the minor leagues p*ssyFL. Fight urself dipsh*t.”

Would you like to see Nate Diaz make a return to the UFC for his next fight?