Any protest to have Tyson Fury relieved of his championship reign is a waste of energy. Mixed reaction was met with the morning news that Fury will next face former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in a sanctioned boxing match. The two will meet on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in accordance with traditional boxing rules to include three ...
It’s official. Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury are set to meet in a huge boxing bout in October, as the former UFC heavyweight champion gets his wish and will take on boxing’s lineal heavyweight champion of the world on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A press release from boxing promoters Top Rank officially announced the bout, stating that the ...
The current lineal heavyweight boxing champion and the former UFC heavyweight champion will meet in the ring. Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou are set for a sanctioned boxing match to take place Saturday, October 28th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in an epic showdown between two giants of their fields following the opening of Riyadh Season. The clash to find out who ...
We may not have seen Stipe Miocic in action since his title loss to Francis Ngannou in 2021, but the former two-time UFC heavyweight champion hasn’t been inactive. Far from it. Miocic was knocked out by Ngannou at UFC 260 as he lost the heavyweight title in Las Vegas two years ago. But now he has the opportunity to become ...
Matt Frevola has made no secret of his desire to share the Octagon with Paddy Pimblett, and the New Yorker thinks there’s no better place for the pair to meet than Madison Square Garden. UFC 295 will take place at the famous arena on November 11, and Frevola is already targeting that date for his next UFC appearance. And, speaking ...
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch is not a fan of the potential crossover fight between WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former UFC champion Francis Ngannou. Over the last few weeks, the fight has been rumored to be taking place in the coming months. Froch wants to see Fury get in the ring with WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA champion Oleksandr ...
Alexander Krassyuk, the promoter of Oleksandr Usyk, feels it would be totally acceptable for Tyson Fury to be stripped of his WBC heavyweight title. At the same time, Krassyuk understands that there is no technical basis on which Fury can be forced to give up his title. Krassyuk spoke about Fury’s championship status on Monday in light of the news ...
Ilia Topuria says he’s the clear next challenger to face Alexander Volkanovski and, after watching the Australian’s latest title defense, the Spanish contender says he knows he has the champion’s number. Topuria was cageside at UFC 290 to witness Alexander Volkanovski’s dominant performance to defeat interim champ Yair Rodriguez in Las Vegas. But, when asked what he thought of the ...
Dricus du Plessis said he was “glad” that his heated faceoff with Israel Adesanya took place at UFC 290, and stated that the face-to-face confrontation has only convinced him further that he will dethrone “The Last Stylebender” and become the UFC middleweight champion. Du Plessis claimed the biggest victory of his career at UFC 290, then went nose to nose ...
The fighting moniker of “The Baddest Man on the Planet” is up for grabs, with a number of MMA’s top heavyweight champions all laying claim to the accolade. One man who wants to prove that he deserves that label is Francis Ngannou, and the new PFL signee has stated that he’s ready to face anyone to prove it. He even ...