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Francis Ngannou urged to make UFC return following January exit: ‘He needs to wake up and call his boss’

Former undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou has been urged to “wake up” and call promotional president, Dana White in search of a return to the Octagon despite his January departure by promotional veteran, Chael Sonnen – who claims the Batié native has experienced a life shuffle.

Ngannou, a former undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, most recently featured professionally in combat sports back in January of last year at UFC 270 – successfully unifying the division titles with a unanimous decision win over former interim titleholder, Ciryl Gane.

Departing the UFC back in January of this year following the completion of his contractual obligations with the organization, the Cameroonian had been sidelined since undergoing a surgical procedure to address a knee injury suffered just weeks out from his championship unification fight with Gane.