MMA legend names ideal opponent for Francis Ngannou's PFL debut

Francis Ngannou There is still no forecast for his debut in the PFL. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

The recent announcement of the hiring of Francis Ngannou by PFL attracted the attention of several heavyweights around the world, such as Fabricio Werdum and Ben Rothwell, who have already expressed their desire to face the Cameroonian in the organization's decagon. In Randy Couture's opinion, however, the ideal opponent for Ngannou's debut is already in the organization.

Former champion and member of the UFC Hall of Fame, Randy Couture, who now works as a commentator for PFL, named the organization's current heavyweight champion (up to 120,2 kg) Before Delija as an ideal opponent for the debut of Francis Ngannou in the decagon.

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"Before Delija He won last year's tournament in spectacular fashion and was highly praised when we signed him. He had difficulties with the format at first, but I think he found himself. He understood what he needed to do in training, preparation and strategy to get through an entire regular season, make the playoffs and become champion. This is a fight I would love to watch. He is solid and complete. Francis Ngannou e Before Delija it would be one last fight. I would watch this fight and I would pay a pay-per-view to watch this fight”, assured 'Natural'.

In Randy Couture's opinion, hiring Francis Ngannou It has already generated a 'ripple effect' and should attract the attention of the best heavyweights in the world to the organization.

“There are a lot of free heavyweights on the market who are realizing that if they are good enough and have the credentials to get a fight against Francis Ngannou, will guarantee a better scholarship than any other organization is likely to offer them. That was a really unique and interesting thing that Francis negotiated to have in his contract. I think there is a ripple effect. We have already attracted the attention of many other organizations”, concluded the legend.

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