PFL CEO Peter Murray expects Francis Ngannou to return to MMA in 2024. Ngannou (0-1) faces two-time world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua (27-3) in a 10-round bout March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The former UFC heavyweight champion will look to mirror the success he had when he fell just short against WBC champion Tyson Fury . Regardless of the outcome against Joshua, Murray says MMA is next for Ngannou. “Yeah, he’s got a big fight coming up now with AJ right on the heels of shocking the world and Tyson Fury, so we’re really proud and happy for Francis, but he will be returning to the cage later this year after the Joshua fight,” Murray said in an interview with John Morgan .
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