“The Predator” simply shared an fascinating prediction for UFC 309, which takes place subsequent month (Sat., Nov. 16, 2024) inside Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis
Francis Ngannou makes his extremely anticipated return to combined martial arts (MMA) this weekend (Sat., Oct. 19, 2024) towards Brazilian large, Renan Ferreira, headlining PFL Tremendous Fights: “Battle of the Giants,” which can happen inside Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In the meantime, the person everybody wished Ngannou to struggle whereas he was with Final Preventing Champion (UFC), Jon Jones, is combating subsequent month (Nov. 16) at UFC 309 towards Stipe Miocic, and Ngannou simply shared his ideas on the long-overdue legacy struggle.
“Stipe hasn’t fought for 3 years — since we final fought,” Ngannou instructed Ariel Helwani. “So, I do not actually know the place he is at, I do not understand how he’ll present up. I do know he at all times reveals up good, but it surely’s been awhile and he is not getting youthful.
“All of these questions make me shift barely to the Jones aspect, despite the fact that I really feel the struggle is half-half [50-50],” Ngannou continued. “Stipe is a man who could be very dedicated when he reveals up — he reveals up in-full. So, if he reveals up in-full, he can actually shock you, proper? I would not be shocked if he wins.”
Ngannou has a historical past with each Jones and Miocic, however in very other ways. “The Predator” went 1-1 with Miocic, shedding to him at UFC 220 (Jan. 2018), however then knocked him out in 2021 at UFC 260 to say UFC’s Heavyweight crown.
With Jones, the pair circled one another in early 2020, however the promotion couldn’t match both fighters’ wage calls for. After some back-and-forth on social media for a few years, Ngannou exited UFC to make “life-changing cash” in boxing (not simply his, both).
Whereas Ngannou is leaning barely towards “Bones,” the oddsmakers have Jones as a sizeable betting favourite over Miocic (-410) in “The Large Apple.”
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