Francis Ngannou is the talk of the combat sports world and for obvious reasons.
On Tuesday morning, it was announced that the former UFC heavyweight champion ended his free agency after signing a lucrative contract with the PFL that gives him an equity stake in the organization, a leadership role as the chairman of PFL Africa, the flexibility to pursue boxing, and more.
This got many in the combat sports community talking as the news followed months of speculation following Ngannou’s unprecedented move to fight out his UFC contract while still champion.
Below are some of the reactions to Ngannou’s move to the PFL.
Terrance McKinney
Congrats on the biggest deal in mma history 🔥🔥🔥
Also, we got fight news comin soon – opponent locked in ☑️ pic.twitter.com/xj7UwMK8oW
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) May 16, 2023
Renato Moicano
Nice see Ngannou in pfl… how much we talking about money wise !? #mma
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) May 16, 2023
Brendan Schaub
MMA debut won’t be till to 2024 cause Francis will have a massive boxing match this year. Right? https://t.co/Mu2kAe8Pr1
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) May 16, 2023
Jessica-Rose Clark
Luke Thomas
May we all be so lucky as to “fumble the bag” as much as Francis Ngannou has just once in this life.😭😂 https://t.co/kBlW8dkrNy
— Luke Thomas🏋️♀️ (@lthomasnews) May 16, 2023
Simon Samano
It should be obvious to everyone by now that Francis Ngannou’s mission was always bigger than simply being “the baddest man on the planet” while owned by the UFC. https://t.co/VmkiWPJ0B2
— Simon Samano (@SJSamano) May 16, 2023