Conor McGregor thinks Francis Ngannou shouldn’t be counted out against Tyson Fury.
Ngannou is set to make his boxing debut on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia as he takes on Tyson Fury, in a very intriguing and highly-anticipated bout.
Ahead of the fight, Francis Ngannou is a massive underdog and not many are giving him a chance. However, Conor McGregor thinks Mike Tyson being in Ngannou’s corner, and Ngannou having one-punch KO power is why he shouldn’t be counted out here.
McGregor believes Ngannou’s power can be a difference-maker
“I’d like to talk about the bout, a great bout, an interesting bout. Francis Ngannou for me is more of a kickboxer/boxer than he is a mixed martial artist, in my opinion,” McGregor said on X. “He’s more of a standup fighter than he is a mixed martial artist. You start throwing in grappling with Francis, it’s never good for him. He has a striker’s mentality. This will stand to him in this bout. He has a tall ask with Tyson Fury but any man can land a shot. Tyson does get hit. It’s going to be a tough ask. I’m excited to see it unfold. Tyson looks great in the buildup. Fast, light, elusive, it could be a seriously stellar performance from Tyson Fury here.
“What are the variables? A few variables. The Mike Tyson influx into this in Francis Ngannou’s corner is very interesting. Francis has power. Francis has big power with a striker’s mentality. If it gets a bit tougher for him in the later rounds, the striker mentality will withstand versus if it was a mixed martial artist’s mentality,” McGregor continued. “With power, with that, anything can happen Mike Tyson in the corner, that type of style could be a kryptonite of a long, rangy distance type of fighter in Tyson Fury. I don’t think Tyson is going to want to let Francis test his power on him. Has Mike Tyson given some tips to get inside, change an angle, to bang a shot that clips the top of the temple, to make it into an interesting bout?”
Conor McGregor also revealed he will be flying to Saudi Arabia to be in attendance for Saturday’s fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 26, 2023
