“I Just Don’t See a Buzz”: Conor McGregor Drops a Bombshell on Francis Ngannou After Ex-UFC Champ’s Multi-Million Dollar PFL Deal

Francis Ngannou has finally ended his free agency and joined the Professional Fighters League. Ngannou’s decision to leave the UFC disappointed a lot of fans, as they were anticipating a bout between ‘The Predator’ and Jon Jones. After nearly two years of negotiations, the Cameroonian-French fighter decided to quit the world’s biggest MMA promotion once and for all. He left the promotion because the UFC president, Dana White, was not ready to agree to the demands of ‘The Predator’. His demands included an increased paycheck, permission to take contracts outside the UFC, health insurance for fighters, etc. However, the promotion was not ready to agree to Ngannou’s demands. 

After he quit the UFC, many strongly believed that he might turn to boxing. Nonetheless, the Cameroonian-French fighter surprised combat sports lovers by choosing MMA once again. The UFC superstar, Conor McGregor, has finally talked about Ngannou joining the PFL. The UFC superstar says he is happy for ‘The Predator’. However, he has no hope of interesting bouts coming Ngannou’s way.

Conor McGregor wonders who would Francis Ngannou fight in PFL

 When Ngannou joined the Professional Fighters League, most of the fans were disappointed, as they doubted if he would get interesting fights in the new promotion. UFC superstar Conor McGregor also talks about a similar fear. In a video uploaded by Matchroom Boxing, the Irishman was talking with renowned MMA journalist Ariel Helwani.

During the conversation, Helwani asked about his thoughts on Francis joining the PFL. As a reply to the question, ‘The Notorious’ said, “I’m happy for Francis first of all, fair play… he done his thing. I still think he should’ve came to a resolution with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Who is he gonna fight? Who is he gonna fight that’s gonna capture the general public? There’s no one.“

The Irishman further added, “There’s no matchup that I can think of that I can even say to myself that it’s gonna do big… That is commendable for sure [Ngannou’s opponents receiving minimum $2 millon] and like I said, I’m happy for him. I just don’t see a buzz on an announcement. I can’t see a name that gonna make me go [get out of my seat].”

‘The Predator’ says boxing is still on the table

Conor McGregor believes that if Ngannou had stayed in the UFC, he would have become one of the greatest heavyweight fighters. However, now that he has moved to the PFL, the Irish superstar does not see much hope in Ngannou’s fighting career.

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McGregor also mentioned that he does not see the possibility of the bout between boxing legend Tyson Fury and Ngannou coming to fruition. However, in an interview with DAZN MMA, ‘The Predator’ mentioned that boxing is still on the table and the fans might see him in a boxing match against a big name.

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