“I was [contacted] by Nakisa [Bidarian, MVP co-founder] with an offer,” Ngannou explained how he landed on the show, during a kickoff press conference held Tuesday in Los Angeles. “Originally, it was a big name – no disrespect to Philipe, who is a dangerous opponent. But originally, it was Rico. He called me and asked what I thought about fighting Rico. I was like, “Damn, that sounds good.” I never thought about fighting him in MMA but was excited for it.
Francis Ngannou-Rico Verhoeven was explored prior to their next fights
