Francis Ngannou has been warned he will struggle to follow in the footsteps of Conor McGregor when he switches from UFC to boxing.
Ngannou has stated his boxing ambitions for several months and plotted launching a career in the sport alongside defences of his UFC heavyweight title. However, the Cameroon star was unable to negotiate while tied down to a contract with the MMA promotion and, after a lengthy dispute, the heavyweight has vacated his belt and made his exit.
Now Ngannou is a free fighter without a contract to any promoter, he is eyeing a revival of a potential boxing clash with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Several fighters have tried to cross over from UFC to the squared circle, but none were more successful than McGregor, who generated huge earnings from his entertaining defeat by boxing legend Floyd Mayweather in 2017.
