{"id":8689,"date":"2023-01-18T11:32:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T11:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/i-want-to-fight-top-players\/"},"modified":"2023-01-18T11:32:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T11:32:07","slug":"i-want-to-fight-top-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/i-want-to-fight-top-players\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I want to fight top players&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"99.907134767837\">\n<p><strong>Francis Ngannou is eyeing big boxing fights with British superstars Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua after his shock UFC exit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UFC Predator Dana White announced Saturday that &#8220;The Predator&#8221; has been stripped of his undisputed heavyweight title, released by the UFC, and is now free to pursue other opportunities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"0\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ngannou becomes the biggest free agent in sports\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1366364451.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960&amp;quality=100\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-1026183\" width=\"960\" height=\"670\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tGetty\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\">\n<p>\t\tNgannou becomes the biggest free agent in sports\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This comes almost a year after his victory over Ciryl Gane at UFC 270, which triggered lengthy contract negotiations with MMA&#8217;s premier promotion, as Ngannou&#8217;s contract had technically expired.<\/p>\n<p>But talks between the two were fruitless, as the knockout artist from Cameroon wanted to be free to fight in the event of a big boxing match.<\/p>\n<p>In April, after Fury stopped White at Wembley Stadium, he jumped into the ring and the two men talked about a potential crossover fight under hybrid rules.<\/p>\n<p>Now a free agent, Ngannou hopes to make that fight happen, but he said he&#8217;s also interested in fighting Joshua and MMA fighters outside of the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>He told MMA Hour: Having discovered MMA for the first time in my life, I feel that I have the mileage to contribute to my sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a perfect world, depending on the challenges out there, I would put myself in a boxing match and get MMA.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"1\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fury and Ngannou talked about fighting\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-23-at-23.42.42.png?strip=all&amp;w=960&amp;quality=100\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-1093058\" width=\"960\" height=\"486\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\ttop ranked youtube channel\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\">\n<p>\t\tFury and Ngannou talked about fighting\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"2\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Gipsy King is scheduled to face Usyk next\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/Photo-03-12-2022-23-25-50-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960&amp;quality=100\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-1266322\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tqueensbury promotion\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\">\n<p>\t\tThe Gipsy King is scheduled to face Usyk next\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--googleoff: all--><\/p>\n<div class=\"sun-grid-container sun-grid-container--white\">\n<div class=\"sun-row \">\n<div class=\"col sun-col-6\">\n<div class=\"rail rail--classic  rail--trending 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--><\/p>\n<div class=\"rail__item swiper-slide\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- .rail__item-image --><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"rail__item-sub\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tJake Paul vs. Tommy Fury is a &#8216;completed deal&#8217; again with date reported\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><!-- .rail__item-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .rail__item .swiper-slide --><\/p>\n<div class=\"rail__item swiper-slide\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- .rail__item-image --><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"rail__item-sub\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t&#8216;Like Ronaldo&#8217; Love Island star is boxer, trains in same gym as world champion\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><!-- .rail__item-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .rail__item .swiper-slide --><\/p>\n<div class=\"rail__item swiper-slide\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- .rail__item-image --><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"rail__item-sub\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tChris Eubank Jr. Net Worth: How much money &#8216;Next Gen&#8217; earned before returning to the ring\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><!-- .rail__item-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .rail__item .swiper-slide --><\/p>\n<div class=\"rail__item swiper-slide\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- .rail__item-image --><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"rail__item-sub\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tAnthony Joshua&#8217;s new trainer will be Derrick James, according to former coach Robert Garcia\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><!-- .rail__item-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .rail__item .swiper-slide -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- .swiper-wrapper --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .swiper-container -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- .rail .{rail} .swiper-video-rail .{theme-slug} --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .col .sun-col-6 -->\n\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- .sun-row .{row} .rail-video-index-->\n\t<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .sun-grid-container .sun-grid-container--{color} --><br \/>\n\t<!--googleon: all--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think Fury 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[is] Fight Usyk. We don&#8217;t know where Fury is now, but now is the time.<\/p>\n<p id=\"amp-readmore-target\">\u201cBefore, I couldn&#8217;t do anything concrete except social media, but now I can join the discussion and keep track of everything. <\/p>\n<p id=\"amp-readmore-target\">&#8220;Whatever it is, if it&#8217;s with Tyson Fury, I&#8217;m up for it. Boxing in four-ounce gloves is fine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We get it. Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua would be my ideal first opponent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"3\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Joshua hopes to get his career off the ground in 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/crop-1172849.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960&amp;quality=100\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-1287075\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tMark Robinson\/Matchroom\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\">\n<p>\t\tJoshua hopes to get his career off the ground in 2023\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cGypsy King\u201d has a bigger fish to fry at the moment in his historic heavyweight undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk scheduled for March.<\/p>\n<p>However, if for some reason the fight with Usik doesn&#8217;t happen, he could revisit a potential fight with Ngannou later, or face a former UFC fighter.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Joshua is trying to rebuild after losing streak to &#8220;Joker&#8221;.  &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;AJ&#8221; has been strongly associated with the fighter with Dillian White&#8217;s last opponent, Jermaine Franklin, but the deal never came to fruition and Ngannou was seen as a more intriguing comeback opponent. may be<\/p>\n<p>If one of Britain&#8217;s best fighters wants to fight Ngannou, the 36-year-old is expected to be inundated with offers from other boxers, MMA promotions and Hollywood in the coming days, so be quick. 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