{"id":19600,"date":"2024-08-25T20:03:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T20:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=19600"},"modified":"2024-08-25T20:03:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T20:03:23","slug":"mmafrancis-ngannou-says-resuming-fight-career-best-way-of-honouring-his-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/mmafrancis-ngannou-says-resuming-fight-career-best-way-of-honouring-his-son\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA:Francis Ngannou says resuming fight career \u2018best way of honouring\u2019 his son"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Ngannou dedicates battle to deceased son<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Ngannou vs Ferreira clash to attract thousands of Viewers<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Francis Ngannou says he considered retiring following the death of his son earlier this year, but has chosen to fight on as it is &#8220;the best way of honouring him&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Francis Ngannou, who was speaking at a news conference to promote his PFL heavyweight debut against Renan Ferreira on 19 October, posted on X in April, that his 15-month-old son Kobe had passed away.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old&#8217;s bout with Brazil&#8217;s Ferreira in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia marks his return to MMA and first fight since defeat by British boxer Anthony Joshua in March.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fighting for me is a lifestyle. I questioned myself if I should continue or retire, but I didn\u2019t want my son to be the reason for me to do that,&#8221; said Ngannou.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s become a new purpose for me. I decided to make a positive out of his 15 months of living. 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