HOAM | After Shocking the World, Francis Ngannou vs. Jon Jones Only MMA Fight That Makes Any Sense

MMA Fighting

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Sports News, Sports, News

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Francis Ngannou's combat sports career took another incredible turn on Saturday when he arguably beat the lineal heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury in a 10-round boxing match in Saudi Arabia — even dropping Fury in the third round. Despite not getting the victory on the cards, Ngannou is the fight's big winner in other ways. On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck reacts to Ngannou's performance against Fury, how Ngannou the boxer is far more intriguing than Ngannou the MMA fighter, and how the only MMA opponent that makes any sense is the fight with current UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Additionally, listener topics include potential boxing options for Ngannou moving forward, the "fumbled the bag" critics being humbled, if the UFC lost in the long run with Saturday's result, and much more. You can listen live to Heck of a Morning Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 10 a.m. ET on the MMA Fighting Twitter Spaces. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Subscribe to MMA Fighting Check out our full video catalog Like MMA Fighting on Facebook Follow on Twitter Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to The Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:23.0	Alright everybody, it is Tuesday, October 31st, 2023.
0:28.0	It is Halloween and it is indeed a heck of a morning.
0:31.0	We are live on the MMA Fighting Twitter spaces.
0:34.0	You can hear the show in its entirety shortly thereafter
0:37.0	on the MMA Fighting Podcast Network.
0:39.0	What's going on everybody?
0:41.0	I am Mike Heck.
0:42.0	Hope you're all having a wonderful start to your Halloween.
0:45.0	A wonderful start to the week.
0:47.0	No one's having a better week right now.
0:51.0	Then the former UFC heavyweight champion of the world.
0:54.0	It's called One Francis and Ghanu, Holy Cow.
0:58.0	It's still so surreal.
1:04.0	What happened on Saturday?
1:06.0	Because here's the thing.
1:08.0	I've had some people respond to tweets.
1:13.0	I've had people respond to certain things I've said via DM.
1:19.0	And it's almost like they're trying to get one over on me in a way
1:23.0	because we talk about what Francis and Ghanu gained on Saturday.
1:27.0	I don't need to go through the whole thing because by now you know exactly what happened.
1:31.0	Francis and Ghanu knocked down Tyson Fury.
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