Francis has all the capabilities not only as an elite MMA fighter but as a businessperson and we’re excited to be in business with him.” “This is a new model and it’s a transformational deal,” Murray said. While the PFL has a unique MMA competition format that includes a regular season, a postseason and a championship event, Ngannou will only fight in a planned PPV division that includes other stars such as Kayla Harrison and Jake Paul.
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In 2013, he made his professional debut and two years later he was signed by the UFC. In Paris, he was homeless until he found a fitness centre to sleep and start training. Upon reaching Spain, he was detained for entering irregularly and spent two months in custody before regaining his freedom and finally making it to France. Ngannou crossed the Sahara Desert and spent a year in Morocco before entering Spain through the Mediterranean Sea. It has been a long journey for the soft-spoken Ngannou who started working in a sand quarry at the age of 12, and then, in his mid-20s, embarked on a long and life-threatening journey from Cameroon to France – a trip he once described as “hell”. Ngannou is the first African-born UFC champion
“We’re supportive of Francis taking on boxing,” he said. Ngannou also wants to box and the PFL will not stand in his way, Murray told The Associated Press news agency. PFL CEO Peter Murray said talks with Ngannou began when “he was no longer encumbered” and the fighter was expected to play a pivotal role in the company’s planned global expansion. “With that, I am also proud to announce that I will serve as Chairman of PFL Africa which will be the leading MMA organisation on the continent providing great African fighters the opportunity to compete on a global platform,” added Ngannou, the first African-born UFC heavyweight champion. “I believe in the PFL’s ‘fighter first’ culture and global vision including developing the sport in Africa,” Ngannou said in the statement.
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