Francis Ngannou is one of the most dangerous men on the planet. The Cameroonian professional mixed martial artist fights in the UFC and has freakish power. He is the current UFC heavyweight champion and recently defended his title at UFC 270.
‘The Predator’ has been in a contract dispute with the UFC for some time now. He has openly talked about the situation and he believes his fight is about freedom and not money. Ngannou is unhappy with a few clauses in it and wants to get that solved. One thing he wants to do is box.
Before his fight against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270, Tyson Fury had been having a back and forth with Ngannou. Both men want to fight each other and, in a recent appearance, on The Joe Pomp Show, he was asked about the likeliness of the fight to happen. He said, “How likely? 90 percent. Because I know he want that fight, I want that fight. I’ll do whatever it takes to have that fight.”
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Tyson Fury is the WBC heavyweight champion and one of the greatest boxers in the world. He is coming off one of the best boxing fights against Deontay Wilder. It was a trilogy fight and he well and truly put the rivalry to an end.
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A fight against Ngannou will be massive. Both men are world champions and the fans love them. It will draw in big numbers and might be one of the biggest fights ever.
He’s definitely a machine – Tyson Fury on Francis Ngannou
Tyson Fury is definitely interested in fighting the UFC heavyweight champion. ‘The Predator’ is one of the hardest punchers in the world and a fight with ‘The Gypsy King‘ will be fascinating.
In a tweet, he suggested a boxing match with MMA gloves. Ngannou responded to it and since then the interest in the matchup has increased. In an interview, he said, “Yeah, he’s definitely a machine, that’s for sure. He’s definitely a good puncher and all that and let’s face it, it’s not a wrestling match. No grabbing or anything, so it’s just a stand-up punching battle with small gloves on.”
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“He’s got big power, so have I. Whoever lands first will get knocked out. So, I would be interested in that.”
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