Dan Hardy wants to see Francis Ngannou focus on MMA. Ngannou (18-3) claimed the inaugural superfight heavyweight title by  knocking out Renan Ferreira (13-4) in the first round of the PFL: Battle of the Giants main event in October. “The Predator” is still seeking mega fights in boxing, but Hardy thinks he’s better off in the cage. He sees the winner of Friday’s heavyweight tournament final between Denis Goltsov (35-8) and Oleg Popov (19-1) at the 2024 PFL Championships being his potential next opponent. “I think it makes the most sense to me,” Hardy told MMA Junkie Radio. “You’ve got two guys here – two impressive Russian fighters that are both at different ends of their career.

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