Tyson Fury bids farewell to professional boxing after his final match against Dillian Whyte. But on the other hand, he admits to fighting in an exhibition fight against the UFC champion, Francis Ngannou. After the fight, while giving the detail of the upcoming exhibition fight with Ngannou, he asked a question that embarrassed Ngannou.
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Fury was looking happy about his victory against Whyte. He was joyfully giving an interview and meanwhile; he called out his probable contender, Francis Ngannou.
At first, Fury praised Ngannou for his shape. He said, ” He’s a good-looking, He’s a good-looking champ. he ain’t he?”
Later, Fury asked an unusual question to which Ngannou got embarrassed. He asked, ” Have you got a big Cor*y? You got a big cor*y? “
The Predator was first surprised when he heard such an interrogation from Fury. Subsequently, Ngannou realized that Fury was pulling his leg, and he cut off the question with a smile.
After that, both the fighters described the details of their upcoming fight and portrayed it as one of the unique events which the combat fraternity will experience.
Gypsy King giving a hint
Before his career‘s last fight against Dillian Whyte, Fury claimed to fight the UFC heavyweight fighter, Francis Ngannou.
In an interview with Ariel Helwani, Tyson gave a mere detail of his exhibition fight against Francis Ngannou.
He said, ” That’s gonna be a special fight. That will be in, in a cage in 4-ounce gloves.”
However, there is no clear idea of what kind of match both the heavyweights will sign for. But Fury gave a hint that they will be fighting with the MMA gloves.
Experts on Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou
Just after Tyson Fury admitted to fighting Ngannou, different professionals from the combat world shared their views about this fight.
The former mixed martial artist, Chael Sonnen, seemed unhappy with the event. Sonnen feels that both the athletes are degrading the spirit of their respective sports.
The UFC commentator, Joe Rogan, also commented on this event in his podcast.
Rogan opens his perception of why he would like to see the fight. He said, “I want to see him box because I want to see him get a giant chunk of money.”
Rogan wants Ngannou to fetch a good amount from this event.
The UFC legend, Khabib Nurmagomedov, shared a different opinion on this event.
He said, “If someone pay you more money, okay, go and take it. If, If your goal is money. If not like, if you want to make history of becoming greatest heavyweight of all time, you have to stay in UFC.”
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According to him, only if Ngannou intends to earn money, then he must take up the fight.
Well, there are different perceptions of the battle of Fury and Ngannou. But both the fighters seem not to care what others think, as they are looking forward to their match.
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On the other hand, Fury seems to enjoy his upcoming battle as he is seen joking with the UFC heavyweight.
What are your predictions for this unique combat fight? Let us know your views in the comments below.