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HOAM | Who Is Francis Ngannou Going To Fight In The PFL?

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4.51.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2023

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Francis Ngannou, free agent no more! The former UFC heavyweight champion is officially part of the PFL, with a new deal that makes him not only the most famous fighter on the roster, but an executive in partnership with the league. On this edition of Heck of a Morning, guest host Alexander K. Lee answers all of your questions about the Ngannou-PFL alliance, including potential opponents, why fans were so hard on him during his free agency, whether this move might influence UFC stars to demand more from their promotion, how this might affect the PFL’s bottom line, and more. Plus, have we entered a world where Conor McGregor vs. Matt Brown is possible, what are Jailton Almeida’s limitations, who could be the breakout stars of UFC Vegas 73, what’s next for Ian Machado Garry, and where in the world is Khamzat Chimaev? You can listen live to Heck of a Morning Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 10 a.m. ET on the MMA Fighting Twitter Spaces. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @alexanderklee  Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

What is going on everyone, this is Alexander Kaylee, filling in for the wonderful Mike

0:27.8

Kex who has jury duty. We'll talk a little bit about that. I'll share my own jury duty story.

0:32.6

And of course, talk about the Francis and Ghana announcement this morning. He

0:38.6

teased it over the weekend. We'll love to hear your guys thoughts about it.

0:41.7

And if you didn't hear about it, I will sort of give you a quick fill in. But

0:45.5

let's give the space a little time to populate. And I'll be back with you in about 30

0:50.7

seconds a minute. Be right back. All right, everybody. Let's get this show on the

0:55.4

road. We've already got a couple of people who want to chime in. First, I want to

1:00.6

say a happy, I hope everyone had a great mother's day weekend. I'm a self-proclaimed,

1:06.8

proud mama's boy. I love my mom. Esther Lee, if I didn't express it enough, you

1:11.5

are the best. I love you very much. And shout-out to all the moms out there doing

1:15.2

it. I was from friends who recently became mothers. Super excited for them. And

1:18.6

also, I always, of course, I want to give a shout-out to you know, people who might

1:23.0

not have had the good fortune of growing up with a mom or a mother figure. It

1:28.4

happens. It's very common. So, you know, for them out there who has someone who

1:33.2

to care them, you know, who kind of filled that role, show them some love. And if

1:37.8

you had to look after yourself or, you know, what, show yourself some love, whatever

1:41.4

it is. But of course, again, yeah, much love to all the moms out there. And, you know,

1:46.2

everyone else, everyone else who just had a good weekend, celebrate in their own

1:49.8

way. As I said, a little bit earlier, and Mike has tweeted, he has got called in for

1:54.8

jury duty. I don't know if he's gotten selected. If he gets selected, you might be

1:59.7

hearing more leave of a morning. I don't know. We do want to talk about the

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