Rico Verhoeven is all-in on Francis Ngannou struggle in MMA, kickboxing, or boxing
Throughout a current interview on The Ariel Helwani Present, Verhoeven responded to Ngannou’s stance on a possible tremendous struggle.
“What I want to say to them is simply, I feel once we’re speaking about ‘Baddest on the Planet’, and we’re speaking about crossover fights, this should occur!” Verhoeven stated. “It hasn’t occurred as a result of we’ve carried out probably the most loopy fights, and that is one in every of them that must be added to the record. So let’s make it occur!
“Let’s discover out who it’s…the crossover talks, they’ve been happening for fairly a while. For instance, what’s happening in [Saudi Arabia] is superior. They’ve put combined martial arts on the map another way…there’s so many alternative flavors. Could possibly be a home-and-away struggle, kickboxing or MMA struggle, which seemingly finally ends up 1-1. However a boxing match, that’s fascinating, as a result of it’s a distinct approach for each of us.”
Verhoeven has one skilled MMA struggle on his file, a first-round knockout at RXF 20 in 2015. He’ll defend his Glory heavyweight kickboxing title towards Levi Rigters on December seventh.
Verhoven vs. Ngannou could be electrical. Two of probably the most highly effective strikers on the earth would go head-to-head and would intrigue followers from a number of combating disciplines.
The PFL has confirmed it’s open to creating the largest fights occur, so long as each side come to the desk. It seems that the league might need an unprecedented crossover struggle on its potential 2025 occasion slate.
