Francis Ngannou has been active in both MMA and boxing recently. After leaving the UFC in 2023, he signed with the PFL but took a break from MMA to pursue professional boxing, fighting Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in 2023 and 2024, respectively, losing both bouts. He returned to MMA with a successful first- round TKO in his PFL debut in October 2024. Ngannou has been planning to return to boxing again, targeting a fight with Deontay Wilder in 2025. In 2025, Ngannou was involved in a tragic motorcycle accident in Cameroon where he struck a 17-year-old woman who later died from her injuries. He has expressed his condolences and support to the victim's family and is emotionally affected by the incident, which is under investigation by Cameroonian officials. Additionally, Ngannou faced a personal tragedy earlier when his infant son passed away due to a brain malformation.
Ngannou's next MMA opponent could be determined by a PFL heavyweight title fight scheduled for December 2025, with the winner potentially facing Ngannou in 2026. The PFL 2025 heavyweight tournament winner has also called out Ngannou for a fight in Dubai in February 2026.
