“Hey guys, rumors are true,” Ngannou said in a video posted to social media. “I’m joining the Rousey vs. Carano MMA fight [card] on Netflix. I’ll be entering the cage against Philipe Lins from Brazil. MVP is the promoter. So, who knows? Maybe this means I’m one step closer to knocking out Jake Paul, too. But first things first: catch me on Saturday, May 16, on Rousey vs. Carano. Live only on Netflix.”
“The two baddest MMA heavyweight champions in the world are Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones,” Paul wrote on X. “One of them is now fighting on Saturday, May 16th, live on Netlfix. The lineal MMA heavyweight champion of the world Francis Ngannou vs Brazil’s Philipe Lins plus Rousey vs Carano.”
Ngannou (18-3) turns 40 in September.