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Daily Mirror
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Harry Davies

UFC tipped to release heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou amid contract row

Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi thinks Francis Ngannou should leave the UFC to pursue a big payday in boxing.

UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou fought out of his UFC contract last month by defending his title against interim titleholder Ciryl Gane.

It was the last fight of the contract Ngannou signed in 2017 and he will be free to leave in December, as his old deal cannot exceed a length of five years.

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