News Francis 'Big Frank' Ngannou Officially Signs with the PFL

Are you happy for Francis?

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Leviticus said:
There is no one for him to fight. PFL Africa is just a dream.
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Not really. Black fighters are the best in the sport. Just imagine they can tap into the African market. Could be a goldmine for them talent wise.
 
I hope Francis gets the boxing match and just troll the PFL by never fighting ever again. I honestly don't think he can sell a PFL PPV.
 
DreyDay said:
What's up with his urge to box? He's gonna get gassed out within 3 rounds and any top 10/15 HW boxer will murk him.

And good job on sitting out another whole year.
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Money
 
Dana's Moonface said:
This is big news and doesn't bode well for the MMA fan. The UFC won't always be the only big player in town. Eventually more and more stars will look elsewhere for fights and other organizations will rise. I expect the UFC to have real competition within the next decade and MMA will become like boxing and there will be many different champs

There will come a day were the best won't always fight the best, as many will fight under different banners. I expect cross promotions in MMA will be even more difficult than it is in boxing, which is frankly terrible! Greed will continue to ruin MMA as it follows the path of boxing.

You only have to look at the difference now compared to 5 years ago and there has been a change. I expect a much bigger change in the next 5-10 years!
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Umm... I believe you've just described the sport of MMA as its existed for its entire history.
 
Dana's Moonface said:
This is big news and doesn't bode well for the MMA fan. The UFC won't always be the only big player in town. Eventually more and more stars will look elsewhere for fights and other organizations will rise. I expect the UFC to have real competition within the next decade and MMA will become like boxing and there will be many different champs

There will come a day were the best won't always fight the best, as many will fight under different banners. I expect cross promotions in MMA will be even more difficult than it is in boxing, which is frankly terrible! Greed will continue to ruin MMA as it follows the path of boxing.

You only have to look at the difference now compared to 5 years ago and there has been a change. I expect a much bigger change in the next 5-10 years!
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But that would be like the Pride vs UFC days and the fans love that era. The Strikeforce fighters also proved to be superior when the merge happened
 
Fans don't seem to know how to separate their personal emotions from reality. This is not a sport, this is PRIZE FIGHTING, it's always been about fighting for who will pay top dollar, this isn't the olympics where guys should just be happy to be in the UFC as if there's any sort of prestige or meaningful legacy to this hotdog-branding clownshow. If PFL will pay him more money to fight equal or lesser competition then he'd be crazy not to do that, he's also not a young man so it's a smart play to sign a deal that gives you a financial safety net beyond your fighting prime.

Fan thoughts on his "legacy" for leaving the UFC don't mean a damn thing, this is not a sport, it will never be a sport, MMA is matchmade based on profit, refs/judges are on the take and lean in favor of who UFC wants to win, bouts are subjectively scored on 'feels', not an objective point system or fair matchmaking. What he does or doesn't do from here on in terms of fighting resume doesn't matter, he just got the biggest W of his career and bigger than any he'd have gotten staying in the lowball organization.
 
Dana's Moonface said:
This is big news and doesn't bode well for the MMA fan. The UFC won't always be the only big player in town. Eventually more and more stars will look elsewhere for fights and other organizations will rise. I expect the UFC to have real competition within the next decade and MMA will become like boxing and there will be many different champs

There will come a day were the best won't always fight the best, as many will fight under different banners. I expect cross promotions in MMA will be even more difficult than it is in boxing, which is frankly terrible! Greed will continue to ruin MMA as it follows the path of boxing.

You only have to look at the difference now compared to 5 years ago and there has been a change. I expect a much bigger change in the next 5-10 years!
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"Greed will continue to ruin MMA as it follows the path of boxing."

Greed by who?
 
I mean good for him, probably even for other fighters, but considering that normal negotiations will always end up being a compromise between initial demands, it really seems like his demands were way over the top.
I'm not even sure why PFL would take this. He either must have promised them the second coming of knockout Jesus if he gets a say in PFL Africa or his guaranteed positions are specifically designed to be irrelevant for the most part.
Especially making him a shareholder seems insane. I can only imagine this if he fights basically for no cash and shares only, or if he actually has to put some money down beforehand.
Shareholder is for life, and Frank only has so many good fights left.
 
NoSmilez said:
There is no MMA in Africa. It's only South Africa so far. Francis isn't even spending money on his own BJJ foundation.
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There's some regional promotions in Nigeria and Angola. Very small time stuff but they seem to put shows on fairly consistently.
 
I wonder how long it takes the lineal HW belt to return to the UFC.

Hope it goes well for him.
 
Afrikan said:
"Greed will continue to ruin MMA as it follows the path of boxing."

Greed by who?
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Promotions and fighters
Why would a prospect sign of the UFC when another rising promotion offers much more?

If 2 or 3 promotions rise to the level (or close to that) of the UFC? Then you will have many ranked fighters fighting in different promotions

PFL now has claim to the best HW on the planet. There will come a day were the UFC has a major rival again in MMA. Or rivals.
 
If he got what he wanted, I'm happy for him.
However, I'm also sad we won't see him in UFC anymore, and I was also hoping he'd fight Jones.
Oh well...on to the next one, whenever and whoever that might be.
 
Dana's Moonface said:
Promotions and fighters
Why would a prospect sign of the UFC when another rising promotion offers much more?

If 2 or 3 promotions rise to the level (or close to that) of the UFC? Then you will have many ranked fighters fighting in different promotions

PFL now has claim to the best HW on the planet. There will come a day were the UFC has a major rival again in MMA. Or rivals.
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Depends on the fighter really. Lazy King got offered over $100k to show with PFL but is going to sign with the UFC for a lot less. Soldic and Doumbe took the bag with PFL.
 
Hellowhosthat said:
There's some regional promotions in Nigeria and Angola. Very small time stuff but they seem to put shows on fairly consistently.
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Honestly they are very green. The big promotion is in SA.
You can see some of the amateurs and pros. Some of the guys with a little bit of experience aren't fighting out of their respective countries. There are a few that fight out of their home country but the scene is small. I don't think they are good enough to join the PFL.
https://www.tapology.com/search/mma-fighters-by-nationality/country-ao
https://www.tapology.com/search/mma-fighters-by-nationality/country-ng
 
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