Francis Ngannou will fight again despite uncertainty, says Dan Hardy
MMA analyst Dan Hardy believes that we will see Francis Ngannou compete again.
As we know, Francis Ngannou is one of the biggest power punchers in mixed martial arts history – and perhaps in the history of combat sports as a whole. He has done some incredible things already throughout the course of his career and while he doesn’t have much left to prove, a lot of people are still interested in seeing what could be out there for him.
There’s no denying that Francis Ngannou has strained relationships with the UFC and, seemingly, PFL. However, he has the kind of star power necessary to make a lot of people sit up and take notice, and regardless of who the opponent is, just seeing him fighting again would be huge for the state of heavyweight MMA (or perhaps boxing).
In a recent interview, Dan Hardy had the following to say about the future of Francis Ngannou.
Dan Hardy on Francis Ngannou’s future
“I think we’ll see him,” Hardy told MMA Junkie of Ngannou. “I do think we’ll see him. I think Francis wants to fight. With the things that’s happening in his life recently, he’s had a real rough time with it, and I feel like the grounding force in his life right now would be getting back in the gym and getting back to training. I’d love to watch him go over into boxing. I could still watch him have a few boxing matches. I wouldn’t mind that. But another fight in MMA would be great.”
“Ngannou vs. Nemkov would be next level, wouldn’t it?” Hardy said. “I mean, you’ve got a Fedor (Emelianenko) student that’s an undersized heavyweight, but is just an absolute assassin, taking on Francis Ngannou, who really we still can’t quantify him as a force in mixed martial arts.
“The Ford Escort traveling at such and such miles an hour, it’s all hyperbole isn’t it? The cube you punch on the thing and the numbers – it’s all hyperbole. Shake the guy’s hand, let him slap you on the shoulder and just feel the force that he can generate, the size that he is. I’ll be disappointed if we don’t see him again because he’s such a special individual and if we can get him in there against Nemkov, that’s the fight to make.”
Quotes via MMA Junkie
