PFL CEO Peter Murray Talks Ngannou’s ‘Amazing’ Performance Vs. Fury

When I spoke with Professional Fighters League CEO Peter Murray early on Mon, Oct. 30, about Francis Ngannou’s performance on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, against Tyson Fury, the first thing the former NFL executive said to me was, “he shocked the world. Best combat sports athlete on the planet. Francis won. MMA won, and PFL won.”

It’s hard to argue with most of that reaction. Those thoughts were commonly expressed on social media Saturday, through the weekend, and into the early part of the following week after Ngannou dropped Fury and narrowly lost a controversial split decision in a non-title bout against the lineal heavyweight champion.