Francis Ngannou Needs Battle W/ Rico Verhoeven Subsequent, ‘Very Compelling’ Matchup

Francis Ngannou and Rico Verhoeven have been each fight sports activities stars who went into boxing and have been arguably screwed by dangerous selections … and now each fighters may discover themselves in a hoop collectively, in keeping with The Predator!

TMZ Sports activities talked to 39-year-old Ngannou, coming off a first-round knockout towards Philipe Lins, once we requested him about his subsequent transfer.

“[Rico] is very compelling. Very interesting. But nothing has been done yet, so I’m looking forward to it,” Francis instructed us.

Actually, earlier than the previous UFC heavyweight champ signed on to struggle Lins, Verhoeven was almost his opp … RV was deep in discussions with Jake Paul‘s MVP promotions.

As a substitute, Rico opted to field heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk … and the legendary Dutch kickboxer greater than held his personal, dropping by way of stoppage within the eleventh spherical.

Verhoeven, who entered the scrap as a -2500 underdog, dominated the early rounds and was profitable on the scorecards when the struggle was stopped controversially.

Ngannou is aware of the sensation. He boxed Tyson Fury in October 2023 and misplaced by break up determination. Many followers have been perplexed, as Francis greater than held his personal towards one of many GOATs.

So, would Francis and Rico be boxing or MMA? We requested Ngannou.

“Either one. I would like to fight him,” he instructed us.