MMA veteran predicts Francis Ngannou’s next super fight already

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Francis Ngannou might find himself fighting on the same night as his next MMA opponent.

Jake Paul has come out in support of Philipe Lins, Ngannou’s opponent, after some fans questioned why this matchup was picked for May 16.

There’s been talk of a potential fight between Paul and Ngannou down the line, but that’s not the only story heading into Netflix’s debut MMA event.

UFC veteran Sam Alvey believes that his former foe, Robelis Despaigne, is on this card in order to set up what would be an unmissable clash with ‘The Predator’.

Sam Alvey thinks MVP is building toward Ngannou vs Despaigne

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Phil De Fries and a few other heavyweights had their eye on Francis Ngannou before his fight with Lins was announced, but Robelis Despaigne was another name that came up for May 16.

The Cuban southpaw is lined up to face Junior dos Santos on the same card and he’s widely expected to finish the job in highlight-reel fashion.

Sam Alvey, who faced Despaigne in December, thinks Most Valuable Promotions is keeping them apart for now to build anticipation for a future meeting.

“Robelis is gonna smoke JDS [dos Santos], he is. I love JDS, he was great, but that was years ago. Now he’s good, Robelis is still great,” Alvey told Bloody Elbow. “They want Robelis vs Ngannou. That’s what they want. Ngannou’s gonna win, Robelis is gonna win, then they’re gonna fight each other. That’s what’s going to happen, you can bet on it right now. Blame me if you lose.”

Alvey went on to say that while he sees the May 16 Netflix event as being filled with mismatches where most results are easy to predict, he’s still enjoying what the promotion has put together.