Reaction: Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury Is Actually Happening

MMA Fighting

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🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury is official! On Tuesday, news broke that Ngannou and Fury will face each other on Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in a boxing match. While details on the fight are still murky, the big picture is that the two will compete under boxing rules but Fury's WBC Heavyweight title will not be up for grabs. Whether the bout will be contested as an exhibition is still unknown but what is known is that Ngannou has definitively silenced his doubters by securing the fight many thought was a pipe dream. MMA Fighting's Jed Meshew, Shaheen Al-Shatti, and Eric Jackman react to the breaking news, discuss Ngannou's ability to seemingly will things into existence, and ponder a world where just maybe Ngannou can pull off the biggest upset in combat sports history. Follow Jed Meshew: @JedKMeshew Follow Shaheen Al-Shatti: @shaunalshatti Follow Eric Jackman: @NewYorkRic Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI 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 Fox Media Podcast Network.
0:12.0	What is up your big news today in the world of sports just in general, frankly?
0:19.5	You know what I'm talking about?
0:20.5	It's obviously Daniel Ricardo joining Alpha Tari to resume his stint in F1.
0:27.2	Just kidding, guys.
0:28.2	We're talking about Francis Sengano who did it ladies and gentlemen, he did it.
0:32.8	People said he couldn't.
0:34.4	They talked a whole message to him and who is laughing now because Francis Sengano
0:40.0	officially will be boxing Tyson Fury this October, October 28th to be specific.
0:47.3	Details are still coming in about what this matchup looks like, but the the gist of it
0:51.6	is October 28th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
0:55.3	Fury and Ghana who is happening is will be contested under boxing rules.
1:00.4	Unclear yet if this is an exhibition, though it certainly seems that way.
1:03.7	What we do know, Fury's WBC title will not be up for grabs in this.
1:09.4	Don't know if this will count as an official boxing match or not.
1:12.2	Frank Warren, promoter for Queensborough, says that this won't be an exhibition, but then
1:20.7	went on to say that it could count for their towards their official records or not.
1:24.4	So still a couple of questions, but the big picture here, Francis Sengano won.
1:29.7	He got all the things, he is boxing Tyson Fury, the thing that started this three years ago.
1:35.4	And so we're here to react to it.
1:36.4	And I have with me a panel of wonderful people from mmafiding.com, a wonderful website.
1:42.1	Mr. Shaheen Al-Shadi, our deputy editor, associate editor, something of that nature.
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