Francis Ngannou has a crossover match with Tyson Fury, and this match stands on top of all other crossover matches that have taken place in the UFC. Ngannou defeated Fury in the third round and was poised to pull off the biggest upset in the history of the sport. However, the 57-year-old won a split decision after a bout in Saudi Arabia in October.
Ngannou's boxing career hasn't been going well, and he lost to Anthony Joshua on March 8 of this year. But recently, Chel Sonnen made explosive claims about the Ngannou vs. Fury fight and the unique contract.
Chel Sonnen provides new information on Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou
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Uncle Chael spoke on his YouTube channel about the upcoming fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, and mentioned the rules of the match between “Problem Child” and “Ironman” Mike. He revealed how the match between Iron Mike and Paul will be certified as a “bout” by the Texas Fight Commission. Here he cited the examples of Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury.
Apparently, according to Sonnen, there was a strange contract for that fight. “What I'm referring to is Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou. I think it was $1 million in Tyson's contract. I saw the exact wording and it said it was $1 million per round. think.” he added, “Tyson Fury was inspired to play more rounds. A million dollars is a lot of money every time the bell rings.”
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Sonnen talked about how Fury was made to keep fighting and that caused problems. He added that Paul is active and healthy, but not as experienced as Tyson. For Sonnen, this is a problem because Paul is fighting someone he has looked up to since his childhood. But while Sonnen may not like these crossovers, Ngannou said one of his dreams was to fight Tyson Fury, and he said that has come true. Let's take a look at who his top two dream opponents are, aside from Fury.
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Francis Ngannou talks about his dream fight
In an interview with Off the Cuff, Ngannou opened up about his dream opponent. The host of the show talked about his showdown with Anthony Joshua. In response, Predator said: “He's probably around No. 2 or No. 3. If you follow boxing, or you think about heavyweight boxing, when you think about boxing, [in] For the past 10 years…there [hasn’t] It was a little [when]…Anthony Joshua…isn't in the top three. ”
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He also talked about his dream of competing with three athletes. One was Tyson Fury, the other was Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. He has already fulfilled his dream of fighting two fighters and only has one more fight left on his list.
Chel Sonnen may not have approved of the Ngannou vs. Fury fight, or even the Paul vs. Tyson fight, but what do you think about that?