Nik Hobbs

Aug 7, 2024 | skysports.com | Nik Hobbs

Francis Ngannou has revealed how the death of his young son left him "powerless and vulnerable", but he will use the tragedy as his "biggest motivation" ahead of a fight against Renan Ferreira. Ngannou stated that his 15-month-old son Kobe had passed away in a social media post in April, prompting an outpouring of condolences from fellow fighters in mixed martial arts and boxing.

Nov 15, 2023 | mkfm.com | Maryam Clark |Nik Hobbs

Edwards' plan is to move up to middleweight next year after dispatching Colby Covington in this December's UFC 296 headliner at Las Vegas. ""I'm focusing on this right now, but after that, there are a lot of fighters around - Shavkhat [Rakhmonov], [Stephen Thompson] Wonderboy, Vicente Luque," he told Sky Sports. "Let's see who comes out on top and puts himself out there as a No 1 contender".