Francis Ngannou released from the UFC, PFL and Bellator MMA hint at interest

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has parted ways without the promotion was unable to meet his contract demands.

During the unconcentrated of UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov, a imprint on the T-Mobile Arena razzmatazz a Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane heavyweight title fight began doing the rounds on social media. This quickly led to fans deducing that Ngannou had vacated his belt, and potentially parted ways with the UFC.

In the post-fight printing conference, Dana White would personize these theories, stating:

“We offered Ngannou a deal that would make him the highest-paid heavyweight of all time. He turned it down. We’re gonna release him from his contract. He can go and do whatever he wants.”

This, of course, leaves Francis Ngannou unshut to explore self-ruling organ in the world of MMA. Two promotions have once indicated they may have some interest in signing ‘The Predator.’

Bellator MMA president Scott Coker reposted a LowKickMMA vendible from 2022 that focused on Bellator stuff unshut to sign Ngannou in early 2022.

PFL, who towards to be the most popular fan pick for Ngannou’s next destination, simply posted the pursuit GIF.

PFL and Bellator do seem the most likely next steps for Francis Ngannou, although it is worth noting that only a year has passed since the now former UFC winner was heavily whistle-stop for a boxing match with Tyson Fury.

Where do you think Francis Ngannou will go from here?