Francis Ngannou is back in camp.
It’s been a rough couple of months for the former UFC heavyweight champion. Not long after getting torched by Anthony Joshua in his second professional boxing bout, “The Predator” lost his 15 month-old son, Kobe.
Ngannou seems prepared to make his comeback in MMA.
“Francis has been back in camp for the last three weeks in Vegas because he trains with us at Xtreme Couture,” PFL President of Fighter Operations, Ray Sefo, told Kevin Iole. “That’s in the works and I think we’re just in the midst of trying to finalize exactly where it’s going to be, when the date is, and what kind of timeframe it’s going to take for both athletes to be ready, and we’ll go from there.”
Ngannou (17-3) has not seen the inside of a cage since Jan. 2022.
Waiting to welcome “The Predator” to the PFL SmartCage is current heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira. “Problema” is coming off a first-round knockout victory over Bellator bruiser Ryan Bader as part of the promotion’s Riyadh super-card back in February.
An anticipated release of the timeline for Ngannou vs. Ferreira is expected within the upcoming weeks.
