Dana White aims dig at Francis Ngannou after Anthony Joshua knockout loss | 8894B19 | 2024-03-11 16:08:01
UFC president Dana White reckons Francis Ngannou would have suffered an early knockout towards Tyson Fury, just as he did towards Anthony Joshua, if the Gypsy King had bothered training for their struggle.
Ngannou ventured into professional boxing in October when he took on Fury in Riyadh and shocked the world by taking the Brit the space and solely dropping a controversial cut up determination over 10 rounds.
Many thought he gained the battle towards the unbeaten heavyweight champion, and he earned himself a bout with Joshua consequently.
Issues did not go so nicely for the Predator in his second bout as a boxing professional, struggling a brutal second round knockout to AJ on Friday.
White, who has been fairly salty in the direction of Ngannou because the 37-year-old rejected a brand new UFC contract and left the organisation despite being the heavyweight champion, stated the Cameroonian solely survived with Fury because the boxer didn't take him critically.
'I saw it on social media,' White informed a post-UFC 299 press conference of Ngannou's defeat on Friday night time.
'If Fury educated for the battle and didn't show up and seem like he ate Tyson Fury, that's in all probability the best way that battle would've ended too. You understand how I feel about crossovers, that's how they finish, identical to that.'
Ngannou might have been crushed twice in the ring, however he made an unlimited sum of money in his foray into elite boxing, rather more than he was incomes in the UFC.
He says he made round £466,000 for his final UFC struggle in January 2022, however his reported earnings for his conflict with Joshua are over £15m.
White also reacted to Conor McGregor's request to battle Nate Diaz for a third time this yr, bluntly turning it down.
The Irishman set out his plans for the yr, with Michael Chandler first, followed by the triology, saying: 'Chandler June, Diaz September. I have let this be recognized.'
Nevertheless, on a 3rd Diaz scrap, White stated: 'I'm not doing that battle.'
White was talking after UFC 299 which saw Sean O'Malley defend his bantamweight title in type towards Marlon Vera, profitable a dominant unanimous determination.
Dustin Poirier knocked out rising star Benoit Saint Denis, while Michael 'Venom' Page loved a successful debut in the organisation by beating Kevin Holland by unanimous choice.
Curtis Blaydes scored an enormous knockout win over Jailton Almeida and referred to as for a rematch with interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall after beating the Brit by way of a knee damage in July 2022.
Aspinall was quick to respond, posting on social media: 'Don't gotta ask me twice. I'm in.'
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