00:00Cameroonian fighter Francis Ngannou will return to the arena on May 16th for an MMA bout against Brazilian Philippe Linz
00:07in Los Angeles.
00:09Organizers announced on Monday.
00:11A former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou has not fought since October 2024 when he scored a quick win over another
00:17Brazilian Renan Ferreira
00:18in his only bout for the Professional Fighters League PFL, an organization he is no longer officially a member of
00:25as of March 6.
00:26Ngannou joined the PFL with a bang in 2023 against a backdrop of financial disagreement with Dana White, the powerful
00:35head of the UFC.
00:36The Cameroonian also took part in two lucrative boxing matches in October 2023 and March 2024, which he lost to
00:44Britons Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
00:47He is now returning to the cage without the backing of the two main MMA organizations, but with the company
00:53MVP created in 2021 by YouTuber Tanner Boxer Jake Paul.
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