Former UFC heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic, has laid out his prediction forward of the upcoming ‘Battle of the Baddest’ showdown between present WBC world champion, Tyson Fury, and UFC phenomenon however boxing debutant, Francis Ngannou.Miocic and Ngannou met in January 2018 within the latter’s first problem for the UFC Heavyweight Championship. It was Miocic, who many regard as one of many biggest heavyweights within the historical past of the franchise, who got here out on high, dominating the Cameroonian to a snug win on the scorecards.The pair would meet as soon as once more in March 2021, the place Ngannou would declare revenge and take the title with a spectacular knockout, ending Miocic’s second reign within the division in spectacular style.After only one title defence, Ngannou left the UFC in favour of a swap to the Skilled Fighters League and in pursuit of fulfilling his dream of changing into an expert boxer.Now, at 37-years-old, he has landed the distinctive alternative of going through the on of the game’s greatest in Tyson Fury, and goes into the competition as a significant underdog. That’s opinion that Miocic appeared to agree with in an interview with Michael Bisping.“Will probably be a superb combat. I imply, on paper? No [he won’t beat Fury]. Nevertheless it’s a combat, something can occur. He [Ngannou] hits laborious and he throws wild.”Fury and Ngannou will meet in a ten-round bout on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, headlining an occasion that’s probably to attract enormous pay-per-view numbers from world wide.In the meantime, Stipe Miocic will intention to grow to be a three-time UFC champion on November 11 when he challenges Jon Jones in one of the highly-anticipated UFC playing cards in current reminiscence.
Man Who Obtained Knocked Out Chilly By Ngannou Predicts Tyson Fury Battle: “He Throws Wild”
