In Photos: Francis Ngannou looks dialed in working on the punching bag with a month to go for Renan Ferreira fight

Former UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou is looking jacked ahead of his MMA comeback fight against PFL heavyweight kingpin Renan Ferreira next month. The two modern-day titans will clash in a massive heavyweight title fight at PFL Super Fights: Battle of Giants.

When we said "jacked", we meant we got scared just by looking at still photos. In a recent post uploaded to Ngannou's Instagram, 'The Predator' was photographed while hitting the heavy bag. You can almost hear the frightening thud of those kicks and punches through the pictures.

Check out the pictures below:

Photo set 1 [Images courtesy: @francisngannou on Instagram]

Photo set 2 [Images courtesy: @francisngannou on Instagram]

Photo set 3. [Images courtesy: @francisngannou on Instagram]

Ngannou is coming off a devastating KO loss to Anthony Joshua in a boxing match last March. His match with Ferreira will be the Cameroonian fighter's first MMA match since leaving the UFC in 2022, where he was last seen successfully defending his UFC heavyweight title against Cyril Gane.

Ngannou shared the post with the caption:

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"One goal, one date, one location 🔐📌Oct 19th, Riyadh."

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Joe Rogan explains why Renan Ferreira is a "dangerous" fight for Francis Ngannou

While the world is eager to see 'The Predator' lock horns with 'Problema', it seems popular MMA commentator Joe Rogan is not entirely on board with the super fight happening.

In a recent episode of Joe Rogan Experience with guests Matt Serra, Din Thomas, and John Rallo, Rogan gave his candid thoughts on the upcoming heavyweight clash:

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"This guy [Ferreira] is good dude. This is a dangerous fight. After he [Ngannou] fights Joshua, that was a bad KO from one of the best knockout artists in boxing. [Ferreira] is f*cking dangerous."

While Ferreira is indeed a dangerous opponent to face, especially after getting knocked out by Anthony Joshua, we're quite sure Francis Ngannou is more than willing to tussle with the Brazilian behemoth. If you look at the Cameroonian's career and life story, you'd know he's not afraid of anyone or anything.

Ngannou faces Renan Ferreira for the PFL heavyweight Superfight title at The Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Oct. 19. The co-main event of the night will be Cris Cyborg squaring off against Larissa Pacheco for the PFL women's featherweight superfight championship.

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