Renan Ferreira ’s strong comments toward Francis Ngannou weren’t directed at his personal life. On Thursday, during the press conference promoting their fight on Oct. 19 at PFL battle of the Giants, Ferreira casued a stir online after saying that he was “gonna be the biggest problem” of Ngannou’s “tough year.” Ngannou, a former UFC heavyweight champion, is coming off a KO loss to Anthony Joshua in boxing earlier this year, and tragically also the loss of his son – which had him contemplating retirement. Some questioned if the Brazilian was directing those comments at Ngannou’s personal life, or if he was referring to his loss to Joshua. Ferreira clarified his comments in a video posted to Instagram , stating his words were not meant to be directed towards Ngannou’s personal life, just what has occurred inside combat sports competition.
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