Francis Ngannou has been offered a bare-knuckle boxing fight by UFC middleweight Paulo Costa.
The Cameroon star has not fought since defending his UFC heavyweight crown against Cyril Gane in January last year, after agreeing to leave the promotion following failure to agree a new contract. Now he is currently a free agent after vacating his title, and is considering a number of future options including exploits in the boxing ring.
Ngannou has been in talks with a number of promotions and received a high volume of offers including from bare-knuckle boxing promotion BKFC who are keen to secure his signature. And UFC middlweight Paulo Costa, who has reportedly tied himself down to a new deal with the UFC, has made a play to become Ngannou's first opponent if he joins BKFC.
