Francis Ngannou took the world by surprise when he decided to walk out of the UFC and became a free agent. He recently signed a multi-million dollar deal with Professional Fighters League. He gave a quirky response to everyone who questioned his decision, claiming that he took it after three years of critical thinking. However, the world was taken by surprise once again when the Cameroonian warrior received his first challenge at the PFL.

Former UFC champion, Fabricio Werdum, took to Twitter and issued a challenge to ‘The Predator’. He pointed out that he had fought in front of 60,000 people and can guarantee the crowd. With only hours to count after Ngannou sealed the deal with PFL, he was presented with an arguably rewarding challenge.

Francis Ngannou receives his first challenge at PFL

The Cameroonian heavyweight mixed martial artist has found a new arena to showcase his fighting skills. He signed with PFL and will make his PPV super-fight debut in 2024. Not much time has passed since the fighter’s induction. But challenges have begun to cross his path. 

Following Ngannou’s signing with PFL, Werdum recently went on Twitter to issue a challenge. He tagged Ngannou and the PFL, and wrote, “Have you ever fought in front of 60,000 people in a football stadium? My challenge is done. I guarantee the crowd can you guarantee the fight?” 

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Furthermore, the 45-year-old former UFC champion attached a video to the tweet. The video showed the crowd at Gremio Arena, where he celebrated becoming the UFC heavyweight champion, back in 2015. Thereafter, the video showed glimpses of his fights in MMA.

Ngannou bashes his old contract with the UFC

Although the former UFC heavyweight champion was a free agent for quite a while, he landed straight in the PFL. He’s undeniably happy with the decision he made. In a recent interview with TMZ, the Cameroonian fighter revealed that he couldn’t reach a mutual agreement with the UFC. Then he continued to reveal deeper facts about the deals.

Ngannou said, “It’s just number[s] and they get excited. They know how much you are making, they know which number you haven’t seen in your life [and they will] just put some more numbers and get you excited. But compared to this[PFL] one, that deal had nothing.”

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