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Francis Ngannou is wasting no time in calling out Deontay Wilder, even before his bout with Anthony Joshua has taken place.
Last year, Ngannou temporarily put his MMA career on hold to enter the boxing ring for a match against WBC champion Tyson Fury.
Francis Ngannou is already calling out Deontay Wilder
Wilder is coming off defeat to Joseph Parker
In that match, Ngannou managed to floor Fury, but ultimately lost in a controversial split-decision in Saudi Arabia.
Now, Ngannou is set to return to the boxing ring on March 8 in Saudi, this time against Joshua.
However, the heavyweight fighter already has his sights set on Wilder, who missed out on a super-fight with Joshua after being defeated by Joseph Parker.
Ngannou told Sky Sports: "I'm here for the boxing career and there I have a lot of challenges, a lot of names.
"For example, the top three guys that I've always had are Fury, Joshua and Wilder.
"Wilder better get it together because I'm not done, I want that name on my record."
Fury, 35, will be facing Oleksandr Usyk, 36, on February 17 in Saudi in what will be the heavyweight division's first four-belt unification.
With Ngannou being denied a rematch, he had to consider his options. Luckily, Joshua, 34, became available after Wilder, 38, suffered a defeat, causing their £100million fight deal to fall through.
As for Wilder's next move, it remains uncertain. However, Ngannou revealed that there were talks for the two fighters to face off in The Professional Fighters League, the MMA promotion that Ngannou is signed to.
He said: "Two months ago, we were talking about fighting Deontay Wilder in the PFL. The landscape can change quick. Everything is possible."
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