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      Conor McGregor will NEVER fight Jake Paul but I’ll smoke him instead, says UFC star’s training partner Kiefer Crosbie

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      CONOR McGREGOR’S training partner Kiefer Crosbie has told Jake Paul to forget about fighting the UFC star. But Crosbie would gladly step in to shut Paul up following years of the YouTuber-turned boxer calling out McGregor.
      Kiefer Crosbie with training partner Conor McGregorCredit: @kiefercrosbie_mma
      Jake Paul in training for his next fightCredit: @jakepaul
      He told SunSport: “I’d smoke Jake Paul, I’d smoke him. But obviously it comes down to a name thing.
      “The easy thing is, ‘Who’s he?’ That’s the easy way out of that fight, ‘Who’s Kieffer Crosbie?’ 
      “Cool, well move round with me then, mate. Spar me then, fight me then, it would never happen, he’d never fight me. 
      “He’d go after a bigger name with less skills, that’s what he’s trying to do or the biggest name where he knows it will never happen. 
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      “He’s calling out Canelo, calling out Conor, he knows them fights will never happen and he’d never win them fights, let’s be real. 
      “But yeah, I’d smash Jake Paul, easy. Let’s be real, he’s good and improved but you can only improve so much in a couple of years. 
      “I’m doing this my whole life, you can’t just jump into this sport and after two or three years think you can take on the world.” 
      Paul, 26, suffered defeat for the first time in February, losing a split-decision to Tommy Fury, 24, in Saudi Arabia.
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      But he snubbed a rematch to instead return on August 5 in Texas against Nate Diaz, 38, who shared two classics in the octagon with McGregor.
      Paul wants to fight McGregor, 34, afterwards and claimed he would even do it in the cage.
      But Crosbie, 33, said: “Conor is the biggest combat sports athlete of all time, so of course the whole world is going to try call him out. 
      “Jake Paul calling someone like Conor out is just stupid to me. There’s levels to this game, let’s be real here. 
      “Look what Conor’s done, all his accomplishments. He’s one of the best of all time and that’s a way all these guys are trying to get clout. 
      “They’re calling Conor out to keep their name out there but that’s just what YouTubers and celebrities try to do. 
      “They’re looking for clickbait and Conor is not bothered about all them. Jake Paul, he’s a marketing genius.”
      Conor McGregor and Kiefer Crosbie are friends and training partnersCredit: @kiefercrosbie_mma
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      Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou purse details revealed as MMA ace set to pocket ‘multiple’ times more than UFC earnings

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      FRANCIS NGANNOU is set to earn a career-high payday against Tyson Fury – which will eclipse his entire UFC earnings.The Predator finalised a controversial crossover clash with the WBC heavyweight champion earlier this week.
      Francis Ngannou finalised a big-money showdown with Tyson Fury this weekCredit: ESPN
      The Predator bagged the fight six months after leaving the UFCCredit: GETTY
      Ngannou is set to take home a career-high payday for the Saudi showdownCredit: GETTY
      Ngannou, 36, bagged the most high-profile fight of his career a little over six months after leaving the UFC.
      And according to his manager Marquel Martin, the Saudi showdown will see the Cameroonian clubber pocket a “life-changing” amount of money.
      During an appearance on The MMA Hour, Martin said: “Let’s just say this: The bag is so big, he may actually just drop it on the way to the bank.
      “Let’s just say that.
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      “I don’t know what the haters are trying to say right now, I kind of just blocked it out, but they’ll just be proven wrong again.
      “This is life-changing. This is exactly what we planned and visualized, so we’re happy.”
      When asked if Ngannou’s earnings for the fight will be more than his UFC winnings, Martin added: “Oh, my God. I mean, by far. By multiples.
      “Just to make [this money] even while being champion, he would’ve had to fight multiple times just to [be in this ballpark].”
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      Ngannou and Fury’s showdown will be a ten-round affair under the official Queensberry boxing rules.
      But it’s not yet known if the fight will count on both men’s records.
      Knockout artist Ngannou trained as a boxer before being convinced to try his hand at mixed martial arts by former head coach Fernand Lopez.
      And he plans to turn the combat sports world upside down by becoming the first man to defeat the fleet-footed Fury.

      He said: “I’ve been waiting to meet Tyson in the ring for the past three years.
      “My dream was always to box, and to box the best.
      “After becoming the undisputed MMA Heavyweight Champion, this is my opportunity to make that dream come true and cement my position as the baddest man on the planet…
      “All I will say to Tyson for now is he better dance in that ring because if I touch him, he’s going to sleep.” More

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      Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers reveals talks to become Jake Paul’s first MMA opponent with two-fight deal discussed

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      AARON CHALMERS has put himself in line to be Jake Paul’s first MMA opponent after talks with the Professional Fighters League. Chalmers left behind the Geordie Shore house for a career in MMA in 2017 and he went on to have a 5-2 record in the cage.
      Aaron Chalmers has put himself in line to be Jake Paul’s first MMA opponentCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Jake Paul is set to make his MMA debut in 2024Credit: Getty
      But he is now focused on boxing and this year faced American legend Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition.
      Meanwhile, Paul is 6-1 as a boxer but is also signed to MMA promotion PFL, where he is set to make his cage debut in 2024.
      And Chalmers spoke to PFL Europe chief James Frewin during an event in the UK about welcoming the YouTube sensation to MMA.
      He proposed a two-fight deal which would see the celebrity pair share the cage and ring.
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      Chalmers told SunSport: “We were talking.
      “It’s kind of dried up at the moment because I was trying to double up and get a crossover, as in Jake in boxing and in MMA. 
      “He’s obviously getting his way in the boxing and I’m a bit more experienced in MMA.
      “It would make sense for something like that and I would definitely go back to it. 
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      “There’s a lot of hurdles to overcome, Jake’s right up there in the mix, he’s quite a big name. 
      “So I feel like a few wins under my belt in the next few months would hopefully push us back up that ladder.”
      Chalmers, 36, switched over to boxing in 2022 and in only his second bout in the ring he went eight rounds with Mayweather, 46, in February.
      And he returns on Saturday night at the 3Arena in Dublin against Irish MMA veteran Kiefer Crosbie, 33, training partner to Conor McGregor.
      Chalmers said: “He’s MMA based and I’ll tell you hand on heart, whenever Kiefer fights I watch because I know he’s always in a f*****g war. 
      “That’s what gets the blood pumping for me, because I know every fight Kiefer has it’s a war. So that’s what I’m prepared for. 
      “I know that’s what it’s going to be and I can probably say hand on heart it’s going to be fight of the night by a long stretch.” 
      Aaron Chalmers facing off with Kiefer CrosbieCredit: @aaroncgshore More

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      Boxing fans adamant Jake Paul will ‘smoke’ Nate Diaz after more sparring footage leaked

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      FANS ARE convinced Nate Diaz is going to get “smoked” by Jake Paul after seeing him sparring.Diaz makes his professional boxing debut on August 5 in Texas against YouTuber-turned prizefighter Paul.
      Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz will take place on August 5 in Texas
      UFC legend Diaz has been sparring with Esquiva Falcao in preparationCredit: Twitter @HappyPunchPromo
      Fans are convinced Paul will ‘smoke’ the MMA star after viewing the leaked sparring clipCredit: Twitter @HappyPunchPromo
      The 38-year-old MMA legend walked out on the UFC last year in pursuit of a lucrative switch to boxing.
      And Paul, 26, snubbed a rematch with Tommy Fury, 24, to face the UFC veteran despite his loss in their celebrity grudge match.
      Now both men are preparing for the highly-anticipated showdown – but fans are starting to become convinced that it will be the Problem Child that will have his hand raised come the final bell.
      In preparation for the pay-per-view bout, Diaz sparred with Robert Garcia-trained middleweight Esquiva Falcao, and the footage has now been leaked.
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      And viewers were quick to predict the American’s downfall after seeing him in action, with one declaring: “If this is real, Jake gonna smoke him!”
      Another wrote: “Broski looks like he’s a kid slapping.”
      While a fellow fan described it as “awful” with another predicting: “Bro, Jake first round ko.”
      The 30–0 Falcao – an Olympic and world champion amateur boxer from Brazil – was also less than impressed by Diaz.
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      He said in a social media video: “At first I thought he was tired, and in the end it looked like he was dying.
      “His fighting style is crazy. You look at him and say, ‘Oh, he’s tired,’ and then we started sparring.
      “Robert told me in the second round, ‘He’s tired already, hold back a little bit and keep the rhythm so he does at least 10 rounds.’
      “I held back and kept boxing, and we did 12 rounds. He was tired but taking punches and throwing, too.
      “[He] is bad, [he] is bad, but since he’s too heavy – he’s overweight, probably around 220lbs or more – and I’m the only big guy in the gym, I had to do it. But I liked doing it.” More

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      Francis Ngannou makes cheeky dig at UFC boss Dana White in official announcement of Tyson Fury fight

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      FRANCIS NGANNOU took the opportunity to fire shots at Dana White in the announcement of his boxing match with Tyson Fury.The former UFC heavyweight champion’s multi-million-pound Saudi showdown with the Gypsy King was officially announced on Tuesday.
      Francis Ngannou has landed a multi-million-pound showdown with Tyson FuryCredit: ESPN
      Dana White wasn’t keen on the bout while Ngannou was under contract with the UFC and recently suggested it was a ‘gimmick fight’Credit: GETTY
      Ngannou has mocked White’s comments by setting up GIMIK Fight Promotions – which will co-promote his clash with FuryCredit: GETTY
      It saw Ngannou bag the biggest purse of his career a mere six months after leaving MMA’s top promotion.
      White wasn’t keen on making the bout while the Cameroonian was still under contract with the UFC and recently suggested it a “gimmick fight”.
      Ngannou, 36, clearly took the comments to heart, setting up his own promotion aptly named GIMIK Fight Promotions.
      Ngannou’s formation of the promotion was revealed in the official press release for the fight.
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      An excerpt of the release read: “The clash is to find out who is ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ will take place under the official rules of boxing, with 3 judges ringside adopting the 10-point must system.
      “Both fighters, however, are promising to meet in the middle of the ring, go to war and win by knockout in devastating fashion.
      “An agreement has been reached with Queensberry, Top Rank and Ngannou’s Promotional banner, Gimik Fight Promotions, to partner with Riyadh Season to host the history-making event that will capture the imagination of fight fans around the globe.”
      UFC fans were quick to see the not-so thinly-veiled dig at White and were quick to comment, with one saying: “No way hahaha genius.”
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      Another said: “Genius name.”
      And another said: “What a name.”
      One remarked: “Ha. I didn’t notice. That’s awesome.”
      Another chimed in: “10-7 round to Ngannou.”
      One Ngannou fan said: “Lmfaoo!!! Let’s go, Francis.”

      Ngannou’s clash with WBC heavyweight champion Fury will mark his professional boxing debut, in which he plans to turn the combat sports world upside down.
      The Predator said: “I’ve been waiting to meet Tyson in the ring for the past three years.
      “My dream was always to box, and to box the best.
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      “After becoming the undisputed MMA Heavyweight Champion, this is my opportunity to make that dream come true and cement my position as the baddest man on the planet…
      “All I will say to Tyson for now is he better dance in that ring because if I touch him, he’s going to sleep.” More

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      Who is Francis Ngannou’s rumoured girlfriend Miesha Tate?

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      FRANCIS NGANNOU has been romantically linked to a fellow sports star.The Cameroonian-French professional mixed martial artist, who is set to take on Tyson Fury in the boxing ring in October 2023, is rumoured to be dating Miesha Tate.
      Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate has been romantically linked to Francis NgannouCredit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
      Who is Francis Ngannou’s rumoured girlfriend Miesha Tate?
      Miesha Tate is an American professional mixed martial artist.
      She was born on August 18, 1986, in Tacoma, Washington in the US.
      Miesha, also known as Cupcake, became involved in MMA when she was attending Central Washington University and a friend encouraged her to attend a club with her.
      She made her professional debut in November 2007 and claimed her first title, the 135-pound FCF Women’s Bantamweight Championship, in 2009.
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      Miesha is rumoured to be dating “The Predator” Francis Ngannou though neither party has confirmed the speculation.
      In April 2022, the two fighters met at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, with Miesha later uploading an adorable picture of Franics and her kids to her Twitter.
      She captioned the sweet shot: “The Baddest Man on the Planet is really just a gentle giant!”
      In 2022, Miesha entered the Celebrity Big Brother house – and won.
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      Do Francis Ngannou and Miesha Tate have any children?
      Miesha has two children from her past relationship with fellow MMA fighter Johnny Nuñez.
      She gave birth to their daughter, Amaia Nevaeh Nuñez, on June 4, 2018.
      Then on June 14, 2020, she gave birth to their son, Daxton Wylder Nuñez.
      Miesha gave birth to Dax on the bathroom floor at her home in Singapore due to not having enough time to make it to hospital.
      Ngannou does not have any children.
      What is Miesha Tate’s UFC record and when did she retire?
      Miesha officially joined the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in February 2013.
      Her record is 19-9-0, meaning she has 19 wins, 9 losses and no draws.
      Tate retired from MMA in 2016 to explore options outside of the sport and start her family.
      She returned in 2021 after a five-year hiatus, revealing she had left the sport in a “dark place”.
      Tate told MMA Fighting: “I was just kind of in a dark place to be honest, the latter part of my career. A lot of things in my personal life caught up to me.”
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      She added: “I’m ready to make that comeback. I’m ready to make that second surge at my career.”
      After a second consecutive loss in July 2022, Miesha was forced to wear an eye patch due to her injuries. More

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      Tyson Fury swaps 07 Passat for £192,000 Porsche GT3 RS as boxer shows off incredible new ride on Instagram

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      TYSON FURY took a break from his 07 Passat as he showed off his brand new Porsche.Fury took to Instagram where he revealed his new GT3 RS – fresh out of the garage – shortly before taking it out for a spin.

      Tyson Fury showed off his brand new Porsche on social mediaCredit: INSTAGRAM
      Fury bought a GT3 RS which costs a minimum of £192,600Credit: INSTAGRAM
      Fury took a break from his humble 07 Passat as he took his Porsche off the garageCredit: INSTAGRAM
      The car’s price starts at £192,600 but with the customisation it’s likely to cost over £200,000.
      Fury said: “I’m gonna take my brand new GT3 RS out for a drive today.
      “First time it’s been out of the garage since I got it. I’m looking forward to giving it a blast because that’s what life’s about, enjoying the spoils of war.”
      Of course this doesn’t mean Fury is done with his humble 07 Passat, which he proudly drives around despite his immense fortune.
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      The Gypsy King insisted last year his boxing career was never about money and material wealth as his passion for the sport is what got him on this journey.
      Fury said: “For me, I come from f**k all, I come from nothing. It’s never been about money, I’m not a money person.
      “I drive around in an 07 Passat on 56 point diesel. I don’t care, I don’t care what I’ve got.
      “It’s never been about money with me. I know a lot of people with money, big money – but none of them are happy.
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      “Not one of them. And I know money can’t make happiness. It’s not even been about belts with me, it’s not been about legacies.
      “It’s not been about anything apart from punching a motherf*****g face in on the night. That’s all it’s ever been about, excuse the language.
      “All I ever want to do is win, money aside. Money is beautiful, it’s great. It’s great to be paid for what you do.”
      Fury is now getting ready for his showdown clash with UFC legend Francis Ngannou.
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      When is Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou? Stream, TV channel, UK start time, location, rules and undercard for huge clash

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      TYSON FURY will return to the ring to face UFC legend Francis Ngannou in a historic crossover clash.The WBC champion and the MMA star have been going back and forth with one another on social media for the best part of six months.

      Tyson Fury challenged Francis Ngannou to a crossover cash last April while the MMA star was still under contract with the UFCCredit: ESPN
      Fury and Ngannou will now take to the ring to end their long-standing online feud.
      A shock showdown between the pair was mooted after Ngannou entered the ring and faced off with Fury following the Gypsy King’s knockout win against Dillian Whyte at Wembley back over a year ago.
      The fight went cold as Ngannou was still contracted to UFC and MMA mogul Dana White refused to entertain the bout.
      But now the 36-year-old is a free agent after leaving the UFC back in January.
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      When is Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou?

      Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou will take place on Saturday, October 28.
      The bout will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
      Expect ring-walks to get going from around 10pm UK time.
      The fight will be a 10-round professional fight but Fury’s WBC belt will NOT be on the line.
      Exhibition rules will NOT be in place.

      What channel is Fury vs Ngannou on and can it be live streamed?

      Fury’s clash with Ngannou will be likely be shown live on TNT Sports Box Office in the UK.
      The event will likely be priced at £26.95.
      You can live stream the action from the TNT Sports Box Office app, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.

      Fury vs Ngannou full card
      The undercard for Fury vs Ngannou has yet to be announced.
      But check back at SunSpot for all details on the event as they are released.
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      What’s been said?
      Fury said after he beat Whyte in 2022: “Big Francis Ngannou is here today.
      “He’s on my hit list in an exhibition fight, however he wants it: in a cage, in a boxing ring, boxing gloves, UFC gloves, we can make it happen. I think everyone wants to see it.
      “He’s a monster of a guy, I’m a monster of a guy, so it will be a clash of the titans for sure.”
      Ngannou has said: “I’ve been waiting to meet Tyson in the ring for the past three years.
      “My dream was always to box, and to box the best. After becoming the undisputed MMA Heavyweight Champion, this is my opportunity to make that dream come true and cement my position as the baddest man on the planet.” More