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Ex-Champion blasts October fight between Francis Ngannou, Tyson Fury: ‘I think it’s gonna be boring’

Former WBC heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder has claimed a scheduled October boxing clash between former UFC heavyweight kingpin, Francis Ngannou, a former three-time opponent, Tyson Fury will be nothing more than a “boring” spectacle. Slated to make his professional boxing debut over the course of 10 scheduled rounds in the Middle East, former undisputed UFC […]

Slated to make his professional boxing debut over the course of 10 scheduled rounds in the Middle East, former undisputed UFC heavyweight kingpin, Francis Ngannou is booked to fight incumbent WBC heavyweight gold holder, Tyson Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in October.

Set to make his first combat sports outing since he headlined UFC 270 back in January of last year, Batié knockout artist, Ngannou, who has employed the coaching talents of former world champion, Mike Tyson, most recently landed a unanimous decision win over Ciryl Gane to successfully unify the UFC titles.

As for Fury, the outspoken Morecambe native has been sidelined himself since December last, on that occasions defeating Derek Chisora for the third time in his professional career to defend the WBC title.

Deontay Wilder criticizes Francis Ngannou’s clash with Tyson Fury in October

However, as per Alabama native, Wilder, the former WBC heavyweight best has predicted a wholly “boring” pairing of Ngannou and Fury when they share the squared circle in two months’ time.

“I think it’s gonna be boring, in my gut, I feel it’s gonna be boring,” Deontay Wilder told ESNews during a recent interview. “I don’t think it’s gonna be an exciting fight. Because, I haven’t been in it, the heavyweight division is going down tremendously. The excitement about it is just not the same no more.”

“The heavyweight division has been f*cking dead,” Wilder explained. “I remember the time when it was like, ‘Damn, it’s good to be a heavyweight, the division is back.’ Now, you don’t feel no electricity at all. And we know what man brought that excitement.”

Himself linked with a long-rumored showdown against former world champion, Anthony Joshua, Wilder has been sidelined since he knocked out common-foe, Finnish heavyweight, Robert Helenius back in October of last year in Brooklyn, New York.

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Tyson Fury reacts to Francis Ngannou appointing Mike Tyson as coach: ‘It doesn’t matter, you’re going to get KO’d’

WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury goads Francis Ngannou ahead of their scheduled boxing match later this year. In just over two months, Fury and Ngannou are set to square-off against one another for their boxing match which is set to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. While boxing fans seem to not have receive the […]

WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury goads Francis Ngannou ahead of their scheduled boxing match later this year.

In just over two months, Fury and Ngannou are set to square-off against one another for their boxing match which is set to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. While boxing fans seem to not have receive the fight well, a lot of MMA followers are happy that Ngannou, who take a serious risk leaving the UFC, has achieved what he set out to do.

Ngannou would also recently announce that he had teamed up with former heavyweight king, Mike Tyson, in preparation for the bout.

Bringing Mike Tyson into my training camp is one of the best decisions I can make to prepare for Tyson Fury,” Ngannou said of the appointment. “Mike Tyson is an idol of mine in the sport, his experience and boxing IQ will be important to honing my technique under his guidance to win this super-fight. (H/T The Independent)

“I’ve been wanting this fight for years, and now that it’s here, I’m focused on fighting the greatest fight of my career and shocking the world on the most epic stage for the fans in Riyadh. On 28 October, the world will know who’s the baddest man on the planet.”

Tyson fury unimpressed with Mike Tyson and Francis Ngannou duo

While the fight is certainly a bit of a circus act, Fury will likely stick to his usual routine and try his best to promote the event. This usually involves a plethora of insults, usually consisting of a lot of ‘bums’ and ‘dossers’ being thrown about.

Fury would send out a Tweet reacting to Ngannou and Tyson joining forced and did not seem too impressed.

“It’s good to see you training hard Francis Ngannou and you’re going to need to! It doesn’t matter if you’re being trained by the great Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali or Bruce Lee.

“You’re going to get KO’d in the Kingdom.” – Fury

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Francis Ngannou confident of upset win over Tyson Fury in October boxing fight: ‘I’m ready to shock the world’

Tasked with ending the career-undefeated run of incumbent WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury in just his first professional boxing matchup, former UFC titleholder, Francis Ngannou claims he’s “ready to shock the world” when he draws the Morecambe native in October. Ngannou, a former undisputed heavyweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has been sidelined […]

Ngannou, a former undisputed heavyweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has been sidelined from combat sports competition since he headlined UFC 270 back in January of last year, successfully unifying the division titles in a unanimous decision win over then-interim gold holder, Ciryl Gane.

Departing the Dana White-led promotion of his own volition back in January of this year, Cameroonian knockout artist, Ngannou has since penned a multi-fight deal with the PFL (Professional Fighters League), ahead of an expected return to mixed martial arts competition in the opening quarter of next year as part of a ‘superfight’ pay-per-view model.

However, in the time between, Batié veteran, Ngannou is set to sport a pair of boxing gloves inside the professional squared circle for the first time in his combat sports career, drawing unbeaten WBC heavyweight kingpin, Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 28. as part of a massive showcase – over the course of 10 professional rounds to boot.

Francis Ngannou vows to upset the odds in October with a win over Tyson Fury

And despite retaining zero professional boxing experience, Ngannou, 36, dropped a fan-made poster ahead of the bout, promoting the event on his official social media – before claiming he would turn the world on it’s axis come the conclusion of his pairing with Fury.

“Ready to shock the world Oct. 28,” Francis Ngannou posted on his official X account.

And for Fury, the outspoken heavyweight champion will not be putting his WBC championship on the line in the clash, most recently defending the crown in a third career win over challenger, Derek Chisora back in December of last year at the Tottenham Hotspur ground in London, England.

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Top MMA prospect Abdoul ‘Lazy King’ Abdouraguimov signs with PFL, set for September 30 debut

The ‘Lazy King’ Abdoul Abdouraguimov will be making his way to the PFL Smart Cage this September. The highly-touted Russian prospect revealed in a post on social media that he has signed with the Professional Fighters League and is slated to make his promotional debut on September 30 at PFL Europe 3 in Paris. Abdouraguimov […]

The ‘Lazy King’ Abdoul Abdouraguimov will be making his way to the PFL Smart Cage this September.

The highly-touted Russian prospect revealed in a post on social media that he has signed with the Professional Fighters League and is slated to make his promotional debut on September 30 at PFL Europe 3 in Paris. Abdouraguimov is expected to square off with Brazilian standout Quemuel Ottoni. The ‘Lazy King’ also confirmed that he will be part of the 2024 PFL regular season.

Abdouraguimov made the official announcement, which you can see below:

Abdouraguimov has made a name for himself on the international mixed martial arts scene, amassing an impressive 16-1 record. That includes a current six-fight win streak dating back to 2020. Of his 16 career wins, the ‘Lazy King’ has finished 13 of his opponents, 11 by way of submission.

Hardcore fight fans may be familiar with Abdouraguimov’s work under the BRAVE CF and Ares FC banners. He captured the latter’s welterweight and middleweight championships before signing with the PFL.

His opponent, Quemuel Ottoni, carries with him a solid 12-3 record with 11 finishes. Ottoni has primarily competed under the Jungle Fight label, but he has also fought for AFT, Samurai FC, and most notably, Legacy Fighting Alliance. He steps into his PFL Europe 3 bout riding a five-fight win streak.

Nate Diaz opens as massive betting favorite to avenge boxing loss to Jake Paul in potential MMA rematch

Despite suffering a rather one-sided loss to professional boxer, Jake Paul in his squared circle debut last weekend, former UFC lightweight title challenger and welterweight contender, Nate Diaz has opened as a colossal betting favorite to defeat the Ohio native in a potential rematch under the unified mixed martial arts ruleset. Diaz, a one-time lightweight title […]

Diaz, a one-time lightweight title challenger, made his professional boxing debut over the course of last weekend in Dallas, Texas, suffering a unanimous decision (98-91, 97-92, 97-92) loss to outspoken YouTuber and social media influencer, Paul over the course of 10 rounds in ‘The Lone Star State’.

For Paul, the victory came as the youngster’s seventh professional, also returning him to the winner’s enclosure after a first career defeat earlier this year, coming in the form of a split decision loss to Tommy Fury – half-brother of current WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury in February in Saudi Arabia.

Making his return to combat sports at the pay-per-view event in the American Airlines Center, prior to his loss against Paul, Diaz had most recently headlined UFC 279 back in September of last year, defeating former interim lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson with a fourth round guillotine choke submission win.

And off the back of his decision loss to Paul, Diaz, a life-long mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, is available as a whopping -1,200 betting favorite to defeat the +650 betting underdog, Paul – if they make good on a potential rematch in mixed martial arts competition.

While a rematch between Diaz and Paul has yet to be made official in the early goings following their boxing clash, best fights to bet on in UFC betting sites are already offering punters and bettors odds on straight, outright betting on a potential rematch in mixed martial arts, as well as potential prop bets and wagers.

Following their boxing clash in Texas, Paul made quite the interesting proposition to Stockton native Diaz; in the form of a professional mixed martial arts rematch under the PFL (Professional Fighters League) banner – with a fight purse worth a cool $10,000,000 on offer for Diaz – which was initially welcomed by The Ultimate Fighter 5 winner, who insisted a “real fight” would end much differently.

“I’m not trying to f*cking talk sh*t,” Nate Diaz said at his post-fight press conference. “He’s boxing high-level MMA guys and he’s sparring hard and working with good people, and then he starts talking sh*t to me throughout the camp. It comes with the territory and all is fair, love and war, I’m always about that. Say whatever you want, that’s fine. But then when you start making things personal, trying to make things personal, saying sh*t he shouldn’t be saying. It hurts people’s feelings when I say this ain’t a real fight.”

“Because if it’s a real fight – remember [the] Logan Paul (lookalike) in New Orleans?” Nate Diaz asked. “No problem. This is not a real fight to be talking to me like that. This is a boxing competition, so that’s what I meant by he can’t really fight. It’s not overly disrespectful, If yu can’t really fight, don’t be talking sh*t.”

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Mike Tyson slated to train, corner Francis Ngannou ahead of boxing debut against Tyson Fury in October

Former undisputed heavyweight world champion, Mike Tyson is confirmed to train with former undisputed UFC heavyweight gold holder, Francis Ngannou ahead of the Cameroon knockout artist’s professional boxing debut against WBC titleholder, Tyson Fury in October. Ngannou, a former undisputed heavyweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has been sidelined from combat sports since […]

Ngannou, a former undisputed heavyweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has been sidelined from combat sports since he headlined UFC 270 back in January of last year, successfully unifying the division titles in a unanimous decision win over former interim gold holder, Ciryl Gane.

As for Fury, the Morecambe native most recently retained his undisputed WBC heavyweight championship back in December in London, dispatching three-time foe and title chaser, Derek Chisora with a tenth round TKO win in the capital.

Francis Ngannou drafts Mike Tyson into his camp ahead of boxing debut

And booked to fight Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in October over the course of 10 sanctioned rounds in the Middle East, Ngannou is now set to have the help of revered knockout ace, Tyson in his corner and in his camp ahead of his squared circle bow.

“He (Francis Ngannou) isn’t a combat novice; he is a world champion,” Mike Tyson told Riyadh Season PR in an official press release confirming his participation. “He knows how to compete when the bell rings, but the key will be combining his energy and combat skills into his punches and using his agility to move swiftly around the ring, then delivering the knockout blow. We’re here to win.”

“Bringing Mike Tyson into my camp is one of the best decisions I can make to prepare for Tyson Fury in the ring at this year’s Riyadh Season,” Francis Ngannou explained. “Mike Tyson is an idol of mine in the sport. His experience and boxing IQ will be important to honing my technique under his guidance to win this superfight.”

“I’ve been wanting this fight for years and now that it’s here, I’m focused on fighting the greatest fight of my career and shocking the world on the most epic stage for the fans in Riyadh,” Francis Ngannou said. “October 28th, the world will know who’s the Baddest Man on The Planet.”

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