Troubled With Knee Injuries, Francis Ngannou Opens Up on Training Troubles Ahead of Tyson Fury Fight in Confession to Joe Rogan

Francis Ngannou will soon go up against Tyson Fury in a much-anticipated bout and the stakes are as high as they can get. Ngannou, who parted his ways with the UFC earlier this year knows what it’s like to keep his career going. His new fight against Tyson Fury has him on his toes, too.

The fighter left the UFC for multiple reasons. However, his sustaining a knee injury was never one of them. In spite of it all, Ngannou would still fight and still win. But will this injury cause issues against Fury? According to Ngannou, his preparations are going in full swing.

Francis Ngannou undertakes rigorous preparations

Ngannou recently appeared in an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience. Rogan and the guest talked about how the power in his hooks and jabs as a heavyweight has gone through many fighters. With unquestionable knock out power comes the question of longevity. So now that Ngannou is out of the UFC, will he continue to reign supreme?

This question will probably find a suitable answer soon as the fighter goes up against Tyson Fury for the PFL. Fury is perhaps this generations Mike Tyson with a near spotless record to his name. So, to prepare against such a foe, it’s natural that Ngannou needs to prepare hard and smart.

“. . .Three or two sometimes (days a week),” Ngannou said to Rogan on how many times he trains a week.”Depends again, how you’re feeling and how the recovery has been. How was the sparring? You know? Sometimes you get to sparring and you feel like yeah, even though you did the amount of rounds that you’re supposed to do but you wasn’t that intense. And the next day . . . you push again and sometimes you just go to sparring and that’s when it’s hard. The guy gives you a hard time. You pushed. The pace is high. Then next day, you need recovery.”

Clearly, he’s not overdoing things to keep himself in top-notch condition. The fighter also spoke about how he has almost incompletely recovered from his knee injury that he suffered ahead of fighting Ciryl Gane. He almost pulled out of that fight, but then did it anyway.

What state is Ngannou in now?

For now, Ngannou is in a good condition to fight. His knee has healed thanks to surgery and very long periods of treatment and care. The fighter continued to fight and even secure victory at events like UFC 270 after the injury. However, he can’t always disregard his physical health if he wants to keep fighting.

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Now, an almost fully healed Ngannou will step inside the boxing ring. Will his victory be flawless? Many doubt that Ngannou will win against ‘The Gypsy King’. However, the powerhouse himself is convinced that his preparations will come in handy. Who are you rooting for? What do you make of the former UFC fighter’s statements? Let us know in the comments section below.

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