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Would Alain Ngalani fight Cameroonian ‘brother’ Francis Ngannou? ‘I’ll step in a cage with a lion if I have to’

Cameroonian heavyweight Alain Ngalani will enter the biggest fight of his MMA career when he faces Vitor Belfort in the ONE Championship cage, but wouldn’t shy away from trading hands and kicks with a compatriot.

Ngalani made the transition from kickboxing to MMA in 2013 after signing with the Asian promotion, racking up a 4-5 record with one no-contest in the sport. He would still be too distant from Francis Ngannou, the odd man out in the UFC’s heavyweight title picture, even in an unlikely scenario where both companies co-promoted.

“The Panther”, however, would be down for a challenge even with all the great things he has to say about a Cameroonian “brother.