"This feels like a bad idea" - Fans give mixed reactions as GLORY CEO offers Francis Ngannou a fight with HW champion Rico Verhoeven

Francis Ngannou may have a new challenge on the horizon days after his impressive win over Renan Ferreira last weekend. GLORY CEO Marshall Zelaznik recently offered to book the ex-UFC heavyweight champion against GLORY heavyweight king Rico Verhoeven.

Ngannou made his highly anticipated return to MMA at PFL: Battle of the Giants at The Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Despite many questioning his chances of beating Ferreira, 'The Predator' secured a decisive first-round knockout victory and silenced the skeptics.

After his comeback win, Ngannou was offered a fight against Verhoeven, and fans had mixed reactions to this development. After @mma_orbit shared the news in an X post, fans flocked to the comments section to express their thoughts.

One fan claimed the fight wasn't a good one for Ngannou and wrote:

"This feels like a bad idea for Francis."

Another fan opined:

"Francis cooks him easily."

One user wrote:

"PLEASE GOD YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would happily pay PPV to watch this."

Check out some more reactions below:

Screenshots from @mma_orbit on X

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Francis Ngannou sends Jon Jones a message after massive PFL win

Francis Ngannou recently sent Jon Jones a message after beating Renan Ferreira at PFL: Battle of the Giants last weekend. It's no secret that the two have a history and were linked to a super fight once upon a time. However, Ngannou leaving the UFC and the promotion's historic aversion to cross-promoting fights meant the Jones-Ngannou bout was doomed to remain a fantasy for fight fans.

After making easy work of Ferreira, Ngannou reiterated his desire to face Jones and pointed out that he's been asking for that fight for a long time. Speaking to the French press after the fight, the former UFC heavyweight champion said:

"You know it’s a fight I’ve always asked for... It’s been four years or more that I’ve been asking for this fight. So if in the future there’s an opportunity to do this fight, I think if I only ever had one fight to be in, and I had to choose, it would be this one.” [H/t: Bloody Elbow]