Former UFC champion Francis Ngannou has commented on the intentions of former WBC champion Deontay Wilder to debut in mixed martial arts.
Recall, earlier Wilder said that he wants to fight in the UFC.
Ngannou told MMA Fighting:
He’s really serious about MMA. A lot of people talk – ‘I’m going to do this in boxing and do that in MMA’ – but Deontay Wilder is very interested in MMA, and even just to step in the (cage) for MMA and MMA only. It’s going to be hard. It’s going to be a different beast for him.
Wilder's last fight was against Robert Helenius at Boxing Night in New York, USA, held in October 2022. This confrontation was stopped in the first round and ended in Deontay's favor by knockout. Wilder has 43 wins (42 by knockout), one draw and two defeats.
Recall, on October 28, Ngannou held a fight against Tyson Fury and lost to him by a split decision of judges.