News Francis Ngannou in talks with GLORY

[Kb7]

They probably included a Medicare coupon.

Don't forget the sponsors! Condom depot here Francis comes.

 

[MrCoffee]

UFC should allow Pereira to fight him there.

 

[Guy LeDouche]

Glory huh?
Too bad he won’t be able to fall back on his newly found wrestling skills when he’s getting pieced up by an actual striker.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Francis would make a good boxer but not a Glory fighter..

Glory Kick Boxer fighters imo are more dangerous than boxers in a street fight..

Alex shows this imo.

The only person I'd pick against a glory kickboxer in a streetfight is a guy his size with comically large cauliflower ears.

 

[ferrisjso]

Tbh Francis looking at PFL, ONE and Glory over Bellator is making me believe the UFC narrative he wants easy fights.

Another explanation is maybe Francis really doesn't like MMA and wants to spend his time kickboxing and boxing without the ground game?

 

[HHJ]

Tbh Francis looking at PFL, ONE and Glory over Bellator is making me believe the UFC narrative he wants easy fights.

PFL ONE and GLORY need him more than Bellator does.

 

[ferrisjso]

PFL ONE and GLORY need him more than Bellator does.

This is true.

But ONE's upper weight classes(at least last time I looked at them) are kind of a lost cause IMO.

Coker has publically declared interest in Francis and desire to support his boxing dreams.

 

[HHJ]

This is true.

But ONE's upper weight classes(at least last time I looked at them) are kind of a lost cause IMO.

Coker has publically declared interest in Francis and desire to support his boxing dreams.

Im sure Coker's interested of course.

 

[Fedora Millionankles]

Robbie Timmers, GLORY Kickboxing matchmaker & head of talent, revealed in two Dutch combat sports podcasts that they’re in talks with Francis Ngannou.

Robbie said Francis was interested in kickboxing and that he and his team were very positive about what GLORY has to offer, also in terms of contractual conditions (I assume he’s talking about a non-exclusive contract here, so that Ngannou is free to do whatever he wants outside of fighting for GLORY, something the UFC wouldn’t offer him).
According to Robbie, at the moment the biggest obstacle is a financial agreement. As of now Ngannou and GLORY are not aligned in terms of his pay, but they’re working on it.

If I hear anything relevant regarding the negotiations, I’ll post it in this thread

So much for that boxing “Superfight.”

 

[Fedora Millionankles]

This is true.

But ONE's upper weight classes(at least last time I looked at them) are kind of a lost cause IMO.

Coker has publically declared interest in Francis and desire to support his boxing dreams.

Ngannou doesn’t have “boxing dreams.” He want one big payday, not to claw his way up the ranks of Showtime boxing. Big Frank gets slept by any middling Journeyman boxer with a pulse.

 

[StonedLemur]

I think Francis vs JBS would be one of the most violent fights to make atm sir. Someone’s getting knocked out

You like Saddik huh?
I've seen you mention him quite a few times.

Do you think he could beat Ngannou brother?

 

[Rationality]

in your dreams, i dont watch "points fights" like boxing

Are you ped spokes mun for ooh FC?

 

[MAlexander22]

Does anyone care about N'Gannou any longer? He left the org with the best HW division to fight B level guys. Sad.

 

[swarrrm]

I think we all know by now he's going to end up fighting mike perry in bkfc

 

[tkotom]

I get the feeling that Ngannou really overreached here. He's KOing guys in MMA who aren't pure strikers. He looked absolutely disastrous against anyone who can hold their own in striking (Cyril, Lewis) who isn't a middle aged glass chin (Overeem, Stipe).

I don't think this transition to pure striking is going to be as successful as he thinks it is. He's going to lose and his stock will drop immediately.

 

[BoxerMaurits]

You like Saddik huh?
I've seen you mention him quite a few times.

Do you think he could beat Ngannou brother?

Yes bro, he’s a very exciting fighter and his story is super inspiring. Jamal has been battling cancer for a few years now (and still, but thankfully his situation has now stabilized), and kept on fighting.

Yeah sir I think Ben Saddik should be favored against Francis. Imo Ngannou always has a chance to win though, he’s a freakin’ special athlete, but I expect JBS to win a decision in a competitive slugfest.

 

[Fedora Millionankles]

So he left without a plan/deal already in place. What?

Biggest bonehead, self sabotage move in MMA history!

 

[FloydMayweatherMMA]

I get the feeling that Ngannou really overreached here. He's KOing guys in MMA who aren't pure strikers. He looked absolutely disastrous against anyone who can hold their own in striking (Cyril, Lewis) who isn't a middle aged glass chin (Overeem, Stipe).

I don't think this transition to pure striking is going to be as successful as he thinks it is. He's going to lose and his stock will drop immediately.

He beat Cyril, and sparked Rozenstruik, a champion kickboxer, in seconds

 

[Fedora Millionankles]

I mean, it's ok but where is the legendary "ford scort" power? That other guy was literally a punching bag and Francis couldn't put him away. Imagine him fighting a legit top boxer: not even a puncher's chance lmao

Thanks for posting. He looks amateurish with better than average power. Nothing to fear if you’re a World Class kickboxer and wouldn’t likely make it past the 3rd with any top guys.

 

[Fedora Millionankles]

He beat Cyril, and sparked Rozenstruik, a champion kickboxer, in seconds

He was embarrassed in the striking vs Gane and turned into a D3 walk-on wrestler. The Rozenstruik KO was legit; sloppy, but effective.