Roundtable: Francis Ngannou’s Free Agency Gambit A Success? Analyzing All Angles Of Champ's PFL Move

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🗓️ 17 May 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Francis Ngannou has not only found a new home, but he spoke with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour about some of the particulars of his massive deal with the PFL, the naysayers about his free agency, other promoters having their say on his free agency after parting ways with the UFC, and more. While Tuesday was officially a massive win for both Ngannou and the PFL, there are still lingering questions surrounding it all. MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Shaheen Al-Shatti, and Steven Marrocco react to the news and Ngannou's appearance on The MMA Hour, reveal their long-term questions for both the former UFC heavyweight champion and the PFL, the boxing side of the equation, and much more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Shaun Al-Shatti: @ShaunAlShatti Follow Steven Marrocco: @MMAFightingSM 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	You're listening to the FOX Media Podcast Network.
0:18.9	Alright everybody, thank you for joining us in the M.A. Fighting Podcasting Network and
0:22.0	our continuing coverage of Francis and Ghanu's official new home with the Professional
0:27.1	Fighters League.
0:28.2	I am Mike Kacke, hope everyone's having a wonderful day and in case you've been living
0:31.0	under a rock on this Tuesday, the former UFC heavyweight champion, the man who made the
0:36.3	choice to leave the UFC, to relinquish the heavyweight title and enter free agency, the
0:41.6	man who gambled on himself, the gamble has paid off.
0:46.2	He signs this could be unprecedented to deal with the PFL, not just to compete in mixed
0:51.9	martial arts, he's allowed to box.
0:54.2	He also has equity and leadership roles within the company with the PFL, he has a seat
0:59.3	on the PFL Global Advisory Board, he's the new chairman of PFL Africa and got a whole
1:05.2	bunch of different perks for not only himself, but also his fellow fighters.
1:09.8	The news was broken as part of a joint announcement between the promotion and Ghanu with the
1:13.7	New York Times and Ghanu has done some interviews since the announcement on Tuesday morning, most
1:17.9	notably with us on the MMA hour with our colleague, Ariel Hawani and some things were made
1:23.8	a little bit more clear from his perspective, others we still have questions about.
1:28.4	So let us discuss this a little more here as I'm joined by the two wonderful deputy editors
1:33.0	of MMA fighting.com, we have Shaheen al-Shadi and Steven Morocco joining us in gentlemen,
1:37.4	what a day indeed.
1:38.7	This news drops when most normal people are fast asleep, dreaming the good dreams and
1:44.1	while people were hitting the snooze button, Francis's good dreams became official.
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