After officially leaving UFC and becoming a free fighter, Francis Nunnou only lost the Heavyweight weight championship belt, but he got a lot of other things. With his position and reputation, Ngunnou continued to receive invitations from various martial arts tournaments around the world, but he seemed to be more interested in boxing.
Sharing on his personal page, the former UFC champion said he wanted to fight one of three fighters: Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder or Anthony Joshua. These are the world's leading professional boxing boxing. A match with them can help Ngannou earn about 10 million USD, with his upper money at UFC for 10 years.
“I agree with the challenging conditions offered by Tyson Fury. 4 pound gloves, ok. Battle in the cage, ok. Mike Tyson is an referee, ok. With his agreement on Fury's terms, a confrontation between two fighters could happen in the near future.
In fact, the fact that MMA boxers switch to boxing is not too rare. After the success of Conor McGregor, MMA boxers like Jose Aldo also switched to Boxing after the contract ended with UFC. A professional boxing match can help them make more money than the time when they play MMA.
On Tyson Fury's side, he is currently practicing to prepare for the unified match with Oleksandr Usyk. This is considered the most noticeable professional boxing match of 2023, when both are unbeaten punches at the professional boxing. While Usyk has twice defeated Joshua, Fury has the power to fly to all opponents.