Jackass star Steve-O believes Chael Sonnen is off-base when discussing Francis Ngannou’s decision to leave the UFC. Sonnen has argued that Ngannou could’ve made the $10 million payday he supposedly earned for the Tyson Fury fight in four UFC bouts. Steve-O appeared on “The MMA Hour” and reminded Sonnen that it’s better to earn that
Jake Paul is set to fight Andre August on December 15 “The Problem Child” explained how important his next fight is for his career Jake Paul is stepping inside the ring once again as he is now scheduled to take on pro boxer Andre August next month. The wait is over For obvious reasons, combat
Jon Anik was over the moon seeing Francis Ngannou have success against Tyson Fury. Ngannou had a stellar showing in his “Battle of the Baddest” boxing match with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. While the WBC gold wasn’t on the line, Ngannou fought as if this was a title bout. “The Predator” had far more
The boxing vs. MMA saga continues. It’s Finally Happening Former boxing heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs is set to return to the ring against former UFC Champ and heated rival Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson. The crossover boxing bout is expected to place on February 17 at The Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida. The build-up to this
John McCarthy doesn’t think Francis Ngannou blew a chance to make more money by choosing boxing over a UFC title fight with Jon Jones “The Predator” is set to return to MMA but apparently has yet to find an interesting opponent Now that the smoke has settled, reports stated that Francis Ngannou did not make
UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley says the Las Vegas-based promotion is open to him boxing Ryan Garcia. O’Malley became the UFC’s bantamweight champion back in August as he scored a second-round knockout over Aljamain Sterling. After the win, ‘Suga’ called out Devin Haney to box him and the two started a back-and-forth. Sean O'Malley and
Francis Ngannou thinks Tyson Fury underestimated him ahead of their boxing match two weeks ago. Ngannou was fighting for the first time on Oct. 28 as he took on Fury in his pro boxing debut. The former UFC heavyweight champion was a massive underdog, and many expected the Brit to dominate Ngannou. View this post
Ariel Helwani claimed the rumored number of pay-per-views sold for Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou was off by several hundred thousand. On October 28, Ngannou proved most people wrong by knocking down and nearly defeating the WBC heavyweight champion in a ten-round boxing match. Despite losing by split decision, ‘The Predator’ skyrocketed his marketability for
Famed British boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has been in contact with Francis Ngannou regarding a potential clash with former two-time unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. ‘The Predator’ finds himself as one of the most in-demand fighters in combat sports following his incredible professional boxing debut against Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia. Going into the
Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou’s pay-per-view reportedly did terrible numbers. Fury and Ngannou boxed in a highly-anticipated fight in Saudi Arabia last weekend. The lead-up to the fight was full of promotion and it seemed to be a massive fight, with plenty of celebrities in attendance. View this post on Instagram A post shared by
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill praised Francis Ngannou for his performance against Tyson Fury. Nearly a week has passed, and the MMA community hasn’t stopped talking about Fury vs. Ngannou. Despite losing by split decision, ‘The Predator’ proved a lot of people wrong by going toe-to-toe with the WBC heavyweight champion and shockingly
UFC heavyweight contender Tom Aspinall was left speechless by Francis Ngannou’s performance against Tyson Fury. On November 11, Aspinall will step inside the Octagon for an interim heavyweight title tilt with fellow finisher and top-five ranked opponent Sergei Pavlovich. The pairing was put together after undisputed titleholder Jon Jones suffered a pectoral injury that will
Francis Ngannou’s striking coach Dewey Cooper believes Tyson Fury’s elbow during the much talked about boxing match in Saudi Arabia was intentional. Most pundits didn’t have Fury landing an elbow on Ngannou on their bingo card during the late October showdown. At the same time, very few people gave Ngannou a chance of making the
Jorge Masvidal wants to see ‘the battle of the baddest’ ran back. Just last week, Francis Ngannou shocked the world with a spectacular performance over Tyson Fury, one that saw the ex-UFC Champion knock down the boxing king in the third round. ‘Damn That Was Impressive’ While Ngannou surely had his moments in his pro
Chael Sonnen has explained why he thinks UFC CEO Dana White wasn’t willing to get involved with Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury before “The Predator” became a free agent. Ngannou is riding high after nearly pulling off a monumental upset over “The Gypsy King” in their boxing match. Following his shocking performance, which saw him
After narrowly losing a split decision to Fury, Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is eager for a rematch. Ngannou made his boxing debut on Saturday and lost a very close split decision. In the fight, he dropped Fury, and when the final bell rang, many thought Ngannou won. However, the judges gave Fury the