Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou took a bet when he left the promotion, nevertheless it’s about to repay after Ngannou booked a boxing match with WBC champ Tyson Fury set for Oct. 28 in Saudi Arabia.
Win or lose, Ngannou has already received large given the tens of millions he’ll make from this one battle alone after he determined to not re-sign a restrictive contract provide from the UFC. Mixed together with his versatile and profitable PFL deal, Ngannou is already successful large.
Ngannou, who’s by no means competed in an expert boxing match, understandably shall be an enormous underdog when he steps within the ring with Fury, nevertheless it’s heavyweight, the place one punch is all it takes. And Ngannou actually has unparalleled energy when he lands clear. We’ve seen it time and time once more within the cage.
So what sort of likelihood does Ngannou have to tug off the unthinkable towards Fury, and the way does he make it occur? Who higher to weigh in than his coach, Eric Nicksick of Xtreme Couture, who joined this week’s “Spinning Again Clique” panel of Mike Bohn and Brian “Goze” Garcia as they mentioned the subject with host “Beautiful” George Garcia.
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