F. Ngannou (photo) occupies second place in the Ultimate heavyweight rankings. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook UFC
the russian Alexander Volkov, in addition to achieving a great victory over Greg hardy last Saturday (9), at UFC Moscow, in Russia, managed to attract the attention of one of the most important heavyweight athletes (up to 120,2kg) in Ultimate. In search of a fight, Francis Ngannou he tried to challenge Volkov after the Russian's triumph and asked his rival not to run away, as happened, according to the French-Cameroonian, on another occasion. The statement was made on his official Twitter account.
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“Very well, Volkov. Now, let's go, both of us. Please don’t run away again,” Francis wrote.
Although Alexander is not, at least according to his position in the rankings, the best option for Ngannou, as the Russian, to date, is in seventh place in the category, the fighter ends up being the name left for the giant to face . In a great phase, Francis has already faced all the athletes in the top six places in the division.
The French-Cameroonian just didn't defeat Daniel Cormier e Stipe Miocic, who are expected to fight for the title in 2020; It is Derrick Lewis, who recently acted. Aware of this reality, Ngannou is left to face the first in line, who ends up being Volkov.
In recent months, Francis ended up coming into conflict with UFC management, claiming that the company was not treating him with due respect. As he has been defeating important names within the organization, the 'giant' states that he should be more valued, being selected to act in more opportunities.
The last time he held an official clash took place in June this year, when the athlete delivered a devastating knockout to the Brazilian and former division champion, junior gypsy, in the main fight of the UFC Minneapolis.
With three consecutive victories, the French-Cameroonian has finally moved away from a bad phase in his career, when, last year, he suffered two consecutive setbacks, one of which was for the current champion, Stipe Miocic, and valid for the category title.
Without a confirmed opponent, Ngannou had reason to breathe a sigh of relief after, in a recent interview, Ultimate's president, Dana White, confirmed that he expects an eventful year for the fighter, including a new shot at the title and a fight in France, where the UFC never introduced himself.
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