Sometime very soon we should know what the future holds for current UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou. Will he remain with the company and defend his title, possibly in a megafight against Jon Jones, or will he test the market and potentially try his hand at boxing? Both possibilities seem likely at this point, because neither one is the clearcut better choice.
That such a choice even exists is already something of a win for Ngannou. Not since BJ Penn left the UFC back in 2004 to fight in K-1 (before the TUF boom and the massive pay-per-view sales and revenues that followed) has a UFC champion even been in the position to see themselves exit the promotion while still holding the title.