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Francis Ngannou, the former heavyweight champion of the UFC, announced on Tuesday  May 16tu, 2023 that he has joined the Professional Fighters League (PFL).

Terms of Francis N’gannou’s contract with PFL.

We will explain what this means after this list and also disclose some details from His interview.

– NEW CHAIRMAN OF PFL AFRICA

– MOST EXPANSIVE AND VALUABLE SIGNING IN

MMA HISTORY

– FRANCIS NGANNOU WILL JOIN THE PFL GLOBAL ATHLETE ADVISORY BOARD

– NGANNOU WILL FIGHT IN THE PFL MMA PPV SUPERFIGHT DIVISION

He told Emmanuel Morgan of the New York Times,

“The last few months have been a very interesting time to understand and see the landscape, but I’m very excited about this deal with the PFL because they basically showed what I was expecting.” They didn’t simply appear as an advancement that was searching for a contender, yet truly came as an accomplice that considers more worth in you to be an individual.”

Ngannou wants to compete in MMA again in the middle of 2024.

John S. Nash of Bloody Elbow offered some insight into the fighter’s PFL contract. He’s committed for a few battles and guaranteed of getting a “high seven-figure” handbag for every session.

According to Nash’s writing,

“Multiple sources who had knowledge of his negotiations and the agreement have informed Bloody Elbow that this deal would not only make him one of the highest-paid fighters but also give him an almost unheard of level of freedom and favorable terms.”

The predator, Ngannou gets to share in the profits from his events and has the opportunity to have his own sponsorship deals highlighted in the cage.

The new chairman of PFL Africa is Francis N’gannou

The 36-year-old will serve as chairman of PFL Africa as part of his contract with the promotion. “A expansion initiative to produce events on the continent,” Morgan referred to the project.

Peter Murray, the chief executive officer of PFL, stated that the company could be holding events on the continent by 2025 and that PFL Africa’s tentative launch date is 2024. Outside of the PFL, Ngannou will also have the opportunity to organize boxing events.

In January, Tyson Fury made fun of Ngannou, and in March, Ngannou told TMZ Sports that his representatives were thinking about fighting Deontay Wilder.

The 6’4″, 257-pound heavyweight hasn’t battled since procuring a consistent choice over Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 in January 2022. In Walk 2021, he took out Stipe Miocic to turn into the UFC heavyweight champion.

Ngannou was finally let go in January after the UFC locked him up in a contract dispute. Because of that, a lot of his fans were curious about his next move.

He’s the subsequent marquee getting paperwork done for the PFL this year after it added Jake Paul in January.

Francis N’gannou’s post on Facebook where he announced the deal