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Tyson Fury leaks fight pursue of UFC veteran Francis Ngannou ahead of boxing fight: ‘He’s going to make that bag’

Tyson Fury leaks Francis Ngannou purse boxing match make that bagSlated to make his own boxing return next month in Saudi Arabia, undisputed WBC heavyweight kingpin, Tyson Fury claims Francis Ngannou is set to make a cool $10,000,000 for his efforts in his first foray inside the squared circle, following his January departure from the UFC. Fury, the incumbent WBC heavyweight champion, is slated to […]

Tyson Fury leaks Francis Ngannou purse boxing match make that bag

Slated to make his own boxing return next month in Saudi Arabia, undisputed WBC heavyweight kingpin, Tyson Fury claims Francis Ngannou is set to make a cool $10,000,000 for his efforts in his first foray inside the squared circle, following his January departure from the UFC.

Fury, the incumbent WBC heavyweight champion, is slated to fight Cameroonian knockout artist, Ngannou next month in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – atop a pay-per-view card in the Middle East, with the duo competing over the course of 10 professional rounds.

Without his WBC title on the line, Morecambe native, Fury has been sidelined since last December, defending his crown on that occasion with a third career win over challenger, Derek Chisora in a London main event.

Tyson Fury claims Francis Ngannou is making a significant “bag” in their October fight

And drawing Batié striker, Ngannou in October, Fury, who appeared to defend the former UFC heavyweight champion’s decision to depart the Dana White-led banner, claimed the veteran knockout artis would make well in excess of seven figures in his professional boxing debut.

“Everyone said he (Francis Ngannou) was an idiot for walking away from the UFC, and now all of a sudden, he’s a genius, isn’t he?” Tyson Fury told assembled media at a pre-fight press conference. “(The) guy’s about to make $10,000,000. Come on. Egg in their face. Francis is about to make that bag. Rich.” 

Sidelined from any combat sports competition since January of last year, Ngannou most recently headlined UFC 270 against then-interim heavyweight champion, Ciryl Gane, unifying the divisional crowns in a unanimous decision win over the recent UFC Paris headliner. 

Expected to make his mixed martial arts return in the opening quarter of next year, Ngannou put pen to paper on a lucrative multi-year deal with the PFL (Professional Fighters League) earlier this annum to boot. 

Who wins next month; Tyson Fury or Francis Ngannou?

Tyson Fury open to fighting Jon Jones in a cage following Francis Ngannou bout: ‘I’d knock him out in seconds’

Tyson FuryOnce Tyson Fury settles his business with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou inside the squared circle, he’d like to test his mettle against the promotion’s reigning titleholder, Jon Jones. On October 28, ‘The Gypsy King’ will step back into the ring for a highly anticipated crossover clash with MMA superstar Francis Ngannou. The pair […]

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Once Tyson Fury settles his business with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou inside the squared circle, he’d like to test his mettle against the promotion’s reigning titleholder, Jon Jones.

On October 28, ‘The Gypsy King’ will step back into the ring for a highly anticipated crossover clash with MMA superstar Francis Ngannou. The pair went face-to-face for the first time since signing on the dotted line during a pre-fight press event in London, though the event itself will take place in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh.

Tyson Fury is Ready to Step into the Cage

During Thursday’s festivities, Tyson Fury confirmed that, despite prior reports, there is no rematch clause between himself and Ngannou. “I don’t like rematches, I hate them, I’ve been in litigation over proxy rematch clauses, Fury said. “When you beat a man once, that should be it, move on.” However, that doesn’t mean Fury isn’t open to fighting Ngannou again following their October showdown. In fact, the reigning WBC world champion is already making plans to strap on a pair of four-ounce gloves and meet ‘The Predator’ in the cage.

“I’d like to fight Ngannou in the cage, I think I can beat him for sure,” Fury said. “He’s not a good wrestler, he’s known for striking and I’m a better striker than him. In little gloves, I’d knock him out in seconds.”

Fury wasn’t quite done, also suggesting that he’d be willing to step inside a cage with pound-for-pound great Jon Jones, for the right price, of course.

“I’d fight Jon Jones also in the cage if the money was right,” Fury added.

This isn’t the first time Tyson Fury has made mention of Jon Jones. The pair had quite the fiery feud going on social media after long-time commentator Joe Rogan suggested that ‘Bones’ would mop the floor with Fury if the two were ever locked in a room together. According to Fury, the UFC reached out and made him an offer to compete in a “hybrid rules” fight, but ‘The Gyspy King’ ultimately opted to fight Francis Ngannou in a sport that he’s much more familiar with.

If the oddsmakers are correct, and Fury leaves Saudi Arabia with his hand raised, it could make his potential UFC debut an even bigger money-maker for himself and the promotion.

John Fury wants a geriatric clash with ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson on Ngannou-Fury undercard

FuryJohn Fury is ready to strap on the eigh-ounce gloves for a geriatric showdown with boxing legend ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson. On October 28, Fury’s son and reigning WBC heavyweight world champion, Tyson Fury, will step back into the squared circle for a showdown with ex-UFC titleholder Francis Ngannou. The pair will headline an event in […]

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John Fury is ready to strap on the eigh-ounce gloves for a geriatric showdown with boxing legend ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson.

On October 28, Fury’s son and reigning WBC heavyweight world champion, Tyson Fury, will step back into the squared circle for a showdown with ex-UFC titleholder Francis Ngannou. The pair will headline an event in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia before ‘The Predator’ turns his attention back toward the world of mixed martial arts.

To prepare for his pro boxing debut, Francis Ngannou called in one of the heaviest hitters in the history of the sport for some guidance. Mike Tyson has been working with ‘The Predator’ in recent weeks, pushing the Cameroonian to work past his prior limitations.

Much of the attention surrounding the titanic non-title fight has been focused on Ngannou’s work with Mike Tyson.

Speaking about the former unified champ’s involvement in the festivities, John Fury suggested that the two veterans could throw on some gloves and compete as part of the Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou undercard.

“Why wouldn’t I not speak to Mike Tyson,” Fury said in an interview with Seconds Out. “I love the guy, I named my son after him.

“If he wants to fight me on the undercard he can, no problem.” The 59-year-old added. “I’m a fighting man. I’m old but I’m a fighting man. He’s a fighting man. He’s old. We’re two geriatrics. If he wants to fight me and I want to fight him, which I do, I’ve made it quite clear, we can do it. I’ve been knocked out before, doesn’t make any difference to me, as long as we can entertain the paying public and put smiles on their faces, that’ll do me.”

While John Fury is mostly known for being the outspoken and sometimes unhinged father of Tyson and Tommy Fury, the Irish-British cornerman competed in the sweet science for eight years, earning a record of 8-4-1 before walking away from the sport altogether in 1995. At one point, he competed in eight straight bouts without a loss but suffered back-to-back defeats before calling it a career.

Former Tyson Fury foe believes ex-UFC star Francis Ngannou will knock him down in October showdown

Tyson FuryThree-time Tyson Fury opponent Derek Chisora believes ‘The Gypsy King’ will hit the mat when he steps into the squared circle with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou this fall. On October 28, Ngannou will make his professional boxing debut as he heads the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a showdown with the reigning WBC […]

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Three-time Tyson Fury opponent Derek Chisora believes ‘The Gypsy King’ will hit the mat when he steps into the squared circle with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou this fall.

On October 28, Ngannou will make his professional boxing debut as he heads the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a showdown with the reigning WBC heavyweight world champion, Tyson Fury. With ‘The Predator’ stepping in the ring for the very first time, many, including Chisora, expect him to fall short of having his hand raised in Riyadh. But that doesn’t mean he won’t put up a hell of a fight.

In an interview with Seconds Out, Derek Chisora suggested that Ngannou will drop Fury at least once during the matchup, but he ultimately believes that ‘The Gyspy King’ will leave with another big win on his record.

“Yes [I’ve been watching him train with Mike Tyson]. That’s a big fight,” Chisora said. “Tyson is going to win it but I think Tyson is going to get dropped by Ngannou.”

Derek Chisora is 0-3 Against Tyson Fury

Chisora has shared the squared circle with Tyson Fury on three separate occasions. Their first meeting in 2011 saw Fury score a unanimous decision over the Zimbabwean. Three years later, they ran it back with Chisora retiring at the conclusion of the tenth. Fast forward eight years later, the pair met once again in an unnecessary trilogy bout that saw Chisora once again fall, this time by way of a 10th-round TKO.

Fury has not stepped between the ropes since then their third meeting, but all signs pointed toward ‘The Gypsy King’ facing Oleksandr Usyk in a heavyweight title unification clash this year. Sadly, the two parties were unable to come to terms, leading Fury to sign on the dotted line for a fight with Francis Ngannou whilst Usyk scored a ninth-round knockout against Daniel Dubois in Poland last month.

Recent reports suggest that the pair are once again in negotiations to deliver the long-awaited showdown in 2024, but first, Tyson Fury will have to get past one of the heaviest hitters in mixed martial arts history.

Francis Ngannou’s coach addresses MMA future if he defeats Tyson Fury: ‘He has more to accomplish’

Francis NgannouAfter climbing to the top of the mixed martial arts world, former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou will test his mettle in the squared circle on October 28. ‘The Predator’ will head to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for his highly anticipated professional boxing debut. Meeting him in the ring is perhaps the greatest competitor […]

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After climbing to the top of the mixed martial arts world, former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou will test his mettle in the squared circle on October 28.

‘The Predator’ will head to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for his highly anticipated professional boxing debut. Meeting him in the ring is perhaps the greatest competitor in the history of the sport, Tyson Fury. Understandably, Francis Ngannou will go into the bout as a decided underdog, but with the kind of power that the Cameroonian possesses, he most definitely has a puncher’s chance of shocking the world and planting ‘The Gypsy King’ six feet under the canvas.

But should that highly unlikely scenario become a reality, what’s next? Currently, Francis Ngannou is expected to make his return to MMA in 2024 under the PFL banner, but could a win over Fury delay those plans or nix them altogether? Ngannou’s coach, Eric Nicksick, says that is a bridge they’ll cross once they get to it.

“I guess we’ll cross that bridge when it comes,” Ngannou’s head coach Eric Nicksick told MMA Fighting. “[Financially] he can lose to Tyson Fury and never have to fight again. Who knows.”

Even if Francis Ngannou manages to hand Tyson Fury his first career loss in the sweet science, Nicksick is confident that ‘The Predator’ will return to the cage as he still has much more to accomplish in the sport.

“I’m hoping that he wins this fight and I feel he has so much more to accomplish in MMA, just from what he’s been building with his skill set,” Nicksick explained. “As long as he’s enjoying it and he’s having fun, I think he’ll come back.”

Eric Nicksick Reveals the Key to the Evolution of Francis Ngannou

Making things fun has been a big key to Francis Ngannou’s success according to Nicksick. When Ngannou first made his presence known at Xtreme Couture, everyone knew he was something special, but he still had a lot of work ahead if he wanted to become a bonafide superstar. That was ever-present in his first meeting with general consensus heavyweight GOAT Stipe Miocic at UFC 220. For 25 minutes, Miocic relentlessly pursued takedowns and pummeled ‘The Predator’ on the ground, exposing a glaring hole in Ngannou’s game.

Since then, Ngannou has rounded out his skill set. Talking about his evolution, Eric Nicksick revealed that it was all about making it fun for ‘The Predator’ during subsequent training sessions to fill that gap.

“We made it fun for him,” Nicksick said. “When we first started talking about the wrestling element, you think about your deficiencies and that takes a tax on your mental state. Our mindset was to make it fun for him and make it offensive, and especially when it comes to wrestling, if you’re working on offensive wrestling, inherently you’re going to work on defensive wrestling.

“What we had to do was flip the script and make it more fun for him. So when he’s taking guys down and beating guys up, you can see that he had a new tool. It made it a lot more fun.”

Francis Ngannou has since showed off his ground game, utilizing it to defend the UFC heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane in what would be his final fight with the promotion.

Following the win, Ngannou was shelved for more than a year after undergoing knee surgery to repair a torn ACL.

“At the end of the day, with what he’s been developing in the room with MMA, he said to me a few times — and this was after we got him back in the room after knee surgery — he’s like, ‘I really love what I’m doing in MMA,’” Nicksick relayed. “[He told me,] ‘I love the sport now, I love all the aspects with all the takedowns and everything else.’”

Francis Ngannou brimming with confidence ahead of clash with Tyson Fury: ‘He’ll hit the canvas’

Francis NgannouFormer UFC heavyweight world champion Francis Ngannou is feeling incredibly confident ahead of his debut in the squared circle. On October 28, ‘The Predator’ will make his way to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a showdown with reigning WBC heavyweight titleholder Tyson Fury. It will be Francis Ngannou’s first foray into the sweet science, […]

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Former UFC heavyweight world champion Francis Ngannou is feeling incredibly confident ahead of his debut in the squared circle.

On October 28, ‘The Predator’ will make his way to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a showdown with reigning WBC heavyweight titleholder Tyson Fury. It will be Francis Ngannou’s first foray into the sweet science, and despite the fact that he’s fighting arguably the greatest pugilist in the sport today, the Cameroonian is feeling quite confident in his ability to not only survive but thrive inside the ring.

Much of that may be due to the fact that Ngannou has one of the most iconic competitors in the history of the sport training him. Knockout artist and former undisputed heavyweight champion ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson has been working with Francis Ngannou every step of the way. According to Ngannou, his work with ‘Kid Dynamite’ has improved some major aspects of his game that will undoubtedly aid him against ‘The Gypsy King’ in Riyadh.

“The footwork and transitions, that’s been really amazing,” Ngannou told TMZ Sports in a brief interview.

Francis Ngannou Makes Bold Prediction for Tyson Fury Fight

Ngannou went on to make a rather bold claim regarding his showdown with Tyson Fury this fall.

“What doesn’t matter is what he’s saying,” Ngannou declared. “What matters is what’s going to happen in Saudi, and what’s going to happen is he’ll hit the canvas, I can tell you that. I know he’s going to the canvas. He’s good at coming back up, we’ll see how good he is, but he’s definitely hitting the canvas” (h/t MMA News).

Last year, Fury added two more wins to his resume, scoring back-to-back TKOs against Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora. After failing to secure a long-awaited clash with Oleksandr Usyk for 2023, Fury opted to accept the fight with Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. And while Fury’s WBC title won’t be on the line, the event is expected to bring in some monstrous numbers in the American pay-per-view market.

Will you be shelling out some of your hard-earned money to see Francis Ngannou throw hands with ‘The Gypsy King’ on October 28?