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      Fans joke Tyson Fury’s ‘been out of the ring so long he forgot what sport he’s in’ after bizarre shadow boxing video

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      TYSON FURY had fans joking that he’s forgotten what sport he’s in after showing off some MMA skills. Fury has been out the ring since December when he took ten rounds to beat old rival Derek Chisora for the third time.
      Tyson Fury showed off his MMA skills in a shadow boxing videoCredit: Instgram @tysonfury
      Tyson Fury shadow boxing ahead of his next fightCredit: Instgram @tysonfury
      And his next bout is expected to be against Francis Ngannou, the ex-UFC heavyweight champion.
      The fight will be in a boxing ring but Fury has shown he can mix his strikes just like Ngannou as he pulled off some knees and elbows.
      One fan said: “Blud been out the ring for so long he forgot what sport he’s in.”
      Another added: “Looking in fantastic shape champ.”
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      One joked: “Why’s he throwing elbows like he’s going to go anywhere near a cage to fight in MMA.”
      The heavyweight stars of boxing and MMA are close to confirming their exhibition extravaganza.
      It will be Ngannou’s first foray into boxing, which he paved the way for after leaving the UFC when his contract expired.
      Whereas Fury failed in talks to face Oleksandr Usyk this year, which for the first time ever would have seen all four heavyweight belts at stake.
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      Now Usyk, 36, defends his unified WBA, IBF and WBO belts against Daniel Dubois, 25, on August 26 in Poland.
      And Anthony Joshua, 33, returns in a rematch with Dillian Whyte, 35, on August 12.
      AJ also has a super-fight against Deontay Wilder, 37, in Saudi Arabia lined up afterwards.
      So it has left Fury, 34, somewhat in the lurch and forced to turn his attention to Ngannou, 36,.
      They are also lined up for a Saudi showdown, believed to be an exhibition without the WBC title on the line.
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      Nate Diaz, 38, hits back at claims he is fighting with brain damage as ex-UFC star insists ‘I’m smarter now than ever’

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      NATE DIAZ has hit back at claims he is fighting with brain damage and insisted: “I’m smarter now than ever”. Diaz is a veteran of MMA with 34 bouts but at the age of 38 he is making his professional boxing debut against Jake Paul.
      Nate Diaz has hit back at claims he is fighting with brain damageCredit: Getty
      And ahead of the August 5 bout, the American denied suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
      Diaz said on The Pat McAfee Show: “These f****** are talking about how I talk, and I’ve got f****** CTE or some s***.
      “I’m like, ‘Bro, I’ve been talking this way the whole motherf****** time.’ It’s got nothing to do with getting hit or none of that.
      “I’m smarter now than ever.”
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      CTE is a progressive and fatal brain disease associated with repeated head trauma, including concussions and repeated blows.
      It is also associated with the development of dementia and has affected fighters and NFL stars.
      Diaz – who has suffered nasty cuts to the face during his career – is looking to maintain his record of having never been knocked out.
      He said: “I don’t really be eating punches like they say.
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      “I bleed because of the forearms and elbows and s*** cut me up but like I said, I’ve been in a boxing gym and it might not look like it but I roll with a lot of these punches that anybody lands on me.
      “I’m not just walking in like a meathead into punches. I’ve never been knocked out. I’ve never even really been f****** stunned stupid or nothing.”
      Paul, 26, returns off the back of his first ever defeat, losing a split-decision to Tommy Fury, 24, in Saudi Arabia.
      And he will do so in his first-ever fight scheduled over ten rounds.
      Paul said: “I’m going to make sure it’s a living hell the whole time.
      “I think that he’s got a long night ahead of him. I do as well but I’m not afraid of it. I’m ready to rock and roll.”
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      Tyson Fury says Francis Ngannou will be paid 50 TIMES MORE than he ever earned in UFC for their crossover fight

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      TYSON FURY said Francis Ngannou is in line to earn 50 TIMES MORE than he has ever made for their fight. The heavyweight stars of boxing and MMA are close to confirming their exhibition extravaganza.
      Tyson Fury is set to fight ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou nextCredit: Getty
      Francis Ngannou left the UFC to pursue boxingCredit: Getty
      It will be Ngannou’s first foray into boxing, which he paved the way for after leaving the UFC when his contract expired.
      And Fury claimed it will prove to be a lucrative move as he compared what they will earn to fighters in the UFC.
      He said on the Out of Interest Podcast: “(The purse is) private information, but let’s say it’s 10, 20, 30, f*****g 50 times the amount.”
      Ngannou, 36, earned just £440,000 in his final UFC fight, but would have made in pay-per-view bonuses.
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      Whereas Fury, 34, was paid over £20MILLION for his trilogy bout win over Deontay Wilder, 37, in October 2021.
      The Gypsy King failed in talks to face Oleksandr Usyk this year, which for the first time ever would have seen all four heavyweight belts at stake.
      Now Usyk, 36, defends his unified WBA, IBF and WBO belts against Daniel Dubois, 25, on August 26 in Poland.
      And Anthony Joshua, 33, returns in a rematch with Dillian Whyte, 35, on August 12 and has a Wilder super-fight in Saudi Arabia lined up afterwards.
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      So it has left Fury somewhat in the lurch and forced to turn his attention to Ngannou.
      They are also lined up for a Saudi showdown, believed to be an exhibition without the WBC title on the line.
      And breaking his silence, Fury confirmed talks have been ongoing.
      He said: “There’s been a lot of talk of me and Ngannou fighting each other, and he wants to come to boxing, he wanted to fight me.
      “He’s been talking a lot of stuff on Instagram, wants to fight. Was even at one of my last fights. Got in the ring, confronted me.
      “There’s potential, potential. We’ve had a lot of offers come in from the Middle East at the moment to host that fight this summer.”
      Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou at WembleyCredit: BT SPORTS More

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      Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou set to be announced as WBC boxing champ to lace gloves up against UFC legend

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      TYSON FURY will fight in a historic crossover clash against Francis Ngannou.A shock showdown between the pair was mooted after The Gypsy King sparked out Dillian Whyte at Wembley last April – with Ngannou entering the ring as the dust settled.
      Tyson Fury challenged Francis Ngannou to a crossover cash last April while the MMA star was still under contract with the UFCCredit: ESPN
      Cameroonian clubber Ngannou became a free agent in JanuaryCredit: GETTY
      The pair will throw down in a shock showdown in the coming monthsCredit: EPSN
      But the fight went cold as Ngannou was still contracted to UFC and MMA mogul Dana White refused to entertain the bout.
      Ngannou, however, became a free agent in January – although Team Fury only recently opened talks with the former UFC heavyweight king a matter of weeks ago.
      And SunSport understands the clash of lineal heavyweight boxing and UFC champions has been finalised.
      The shock fight – which will mark Ngannou’s professional boxing debut – is set to be announced in a matter of hours.
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      A September return for Gypsy King Fury was mooted following the collapse of his undisputed heavyweight showdown with Oleksandr Usyk.
      SunSport understands that WBC heavyweight king Fury is set to begin training for the fight next week.
      Fury and Ngannou, 34 and 36 respectively, have been going back and forth with one another on social media for the best part of six months.
      And the Wythenshawe warrior recently revealed he’d received multiple offers from across the globe to stage the fight.
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      He said: “I think there’s been a lot of talk of me and Ngannou fighting each other.
      “He wants to come to boxing and he wants to fight me, he was even at one of my last fights and got up on the ring and confronted me!”
      “There’s potential. We’ve had a lot of offers from the Middle East at the moment to host that fight over the summer”
      Former unified heavyweight king Fury hasn’t set foot inside the ring since his one-sided trilogy fight with Derek Chisora last December.
      PFL newboy Ngannou, meanwhile, was last in action last January at UFC 270 – where he made the final defence of his heavyweight title with a decision win over Ciryl Gane. More

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      Ronnie O’Sullivan reveals his favourite athlete ever and says ‘I’m fascinated by him’ even though ‘he’s not the best’

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      RONNIE O’SULLIVAN has revealed Conor McGregor is his favourite athlete of all time.The snooker legend also gave an honourable mention to basketball great Michael Jordan.
      Ronnie O’Sullivan revealed Conor McGregor is his favourite athlete of all-timeCredit: YOUTUBE @stephenhendryscuetips
      O’Sullivan loves McGregor’s entertaining personalityCredit: Splash
      But he picked McGregor as he believes the UFC fighter is box office entertainment.
      In an interview with fellow seven-time world snooker champion Stephen Hendry on his YouTube channel, O’Sullivan said: “I know he’s not the best ever but Conor McGregor.
      “I’m fascinated by him, he’s come from nothing, there’s no filter, he says it out there.
      “I’m really into how he’s gone about his stuff – he doesn’t care.
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      “He’s brilliant, when you watch him on TV…you have to watch him.”
      Like McGregor, O’Sullivan used to be a bit of a maverick and even as a kid he used to make thousands of pounds with his skills down at the snooker halls.
      The Rocket also struggled with drink and drugs when he was younger and admits he lost seven years of his career because of it.
      That period was sparked by his dad being sent to prison for 18 years – when O’Sullivan was just 16-years-old.
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      Reflecting on that period, he said: “That’s when the mad seven years began. The benders, the blackouts.
      “There wasn’t the self-awareness when I was in the thick of it all.
      “I was in the moment. I was trying to fit in a lot of the time, doing the things I thought I should be doing, as a bloke of my age with a bit of cash.
      “Clubs, girls, the sort of thing you do in clubs to impress girls. That’s what I thought you were supposed to do. I wanted to be liked.
      “That’s when trouble starts. I tried to fit in and my personality began to change. Drink and drugs accelerated it.
      “I became an unpleasant person. A bit of attitude with strangers, like I fancied myself, and that was never me.” More

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      Watch Conor McGregor rage at Ultimate Fighter judges as UFC star suffers ANOTHER coaching loss in series

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      CONOR McGREGOR raged at judges on The Ultimate Fighter as he suffered ANOTHER coaching loss on the series. McGregor is up against Michael Chandler in the latest season of the show, where contenders live, train and fight together for a UFC contract.
      Conor McGregor raged at judges on The Ultimate Fighter as he suffered another coaching loss
      Dana White watched on awkwardly as Conor McGregor raged

      But the Irishman has got off to the worst possible start as his team of prospects have now lost FIVE consecutive times to Chandler’s veterans.
      In the latest episode, Carlos Vera lost a decision to Brad Katona, who trains at McGregor’s Straight Blast Gym in Dublin.
      All fights on the show are two five-minute rounds, one round less than the standard UFC bout.
      But if the rounds are tied, there is a deciding third round.
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      McGregor felt Vera deserved one more round against Katona and fumed when the judges scored against them.
      Storming around the octagon, He said: “Give them three rounds, lads
      “We want three rounds here, judges yeah? F*** this two-round s***. It’s five rounds for a world title.
      “You ever had one of those world titles, Michael? You ever had a five-rounder?”
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      McGregor then told Dana White: “Dana, tell them three rounds. Two rounds me f***ing b******s. The fight’s not over.”
      McGregor, 34, is set to make his UFC return against Chandler, 37, but the fight faces uncertainty over drug testing restrictions.
      The Notorious has been out since July 2021 when he broke his leg in the opening round against Dustin Poirier.
      And in that period of recovery, McGregor has not been in the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s all-year round testing pool.
      To return, he must complete six months of testing but the former two-weight champion is yet to be added to USADA’s online database.
      The last UFC pay-per-view of the year is set for December 16, meaning McGregor would have needed to enrol by June 16.
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      Conor McGregor and Jake Paul talked up for mega-fight as ex-sparring partner tells YouTuber how he can beat UFC star

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      PAULIE MALIGNAGGI has talked up a super-fight between former sparring partner Conor McGregor and Jake Paul. YouTuber-turned boxer Paul has called out McGregor ever since embarking on his polarising prizefighting career.
      Conor McGregor has been called out by Jake PaulCredit: @thenotoriousmma
      Jake Paul in training for his next fightCredit: @jakepaul
      The 26-year-old has even offered to face the Irishman in the cage as well as the ring.
      And McGregor’s old sparring rival Malignaggi fancies Paul’s chances against the ex-UFC champion in both boxing and MMA.
      He told Lord Ping: “Jake just needs the ability to hang in there and he can start to trouble him a little. He can put himself in the position to win the fight.
      “I think McGregor’s boxing is brutally bad, but at this point, even in MMA, if you hang with him he will get uncomfortable.”
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      Malignaggi has rowed with McGregor ever since their infamous sparring sessions in 2017.
      They sparred before the McGregor’s crossover blockbuster against boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, which he lost in ten rounds.
      But after images and videos were leaked – including a disputed knockdown – the American stormed out of the camp.
      Malignaggi, 42, has rivalled McGregor, 34, ever since and continues to aim digs his way.
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      He said: “Jake has a high school wrestler background so he would not be totally out of his element in the cage.
      “He’d need to be alert to his kicks, but McGregor had absolutely no balls.
      “If you make him just a little bit uncomfortable, you are going to put yourself in a position where you might win the fight. 
      “You can make him uncomfortable by beating on him – or if he’s beating on you – if you just hang in the fight he begins to get nervous and paranoid – he’s not a true fighter.
      “He looks for the first window to jump out of. He’s got athletic ability but his anxiety levels get high. That’s why he gets so tired in fights.
      “This guy posts pictures of him running up mountains, swimming 25 miles, bicycling through the desert – just to make himself look like he’s Rocky during training and then he gets in the cage and he’s tired after 30 seconds.
      “He’s got no balls. There’s no way you can get that tired unless your anxiety levels are through the roof. He gets scared in there.”
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      Conor McGregor is ‘brutally bad’ at boxing and even a YouTuber like AnEsonGib would beat him, says UFC star’s rival

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      PAULIE MALIGNAGGI claimed Conor McGregor’s boxing ability is so “brutally bad” a YouTuber like AnEsonGib could beat him. Malignaggi has feuded McGregor ever since their infamous sparring sessions in 2017.
      Conor McGregor stops for fans in New YorkCredit: Splash
      Retired ex-boxing world champion Paulie MalignaggiCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      And the retired ex-boxing world champion even fancies YouTuber-turned boxer Jake Paul’s chances against the UFC legend in MMA.
      He told Lord Ping: “This guy posts pictures of him running up mountains, swimming 25 miles, bicycling through the desert – just to make himself look like he’s Rocky during training and then he gets in the cage and he’s tired after 30 seconds.
      “He’s got no balls. There’s no way you can get that tired unless your anxiety levels are through the roof. He gets scared in there. 
      “Jake just needs the ability to hang in there and he can start to trouble him a little. He can put himself in the position to win the fight.
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      “I think McGregor’s boxing is brutally bad, but at this point, even in MMA, if you hang with him he will get uncomfortable.”
      Malignaggi sparred McGregor before the Irishman’s crossover super-fight against boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, which he lost in ten rounds.
      But after images and videos were leaked – including a disputed knockdown – the American stormed out of the camp.
      Malignaggi, 42, has rivalled McGregor, 34, ever since and continues to aim digs his way.
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      He added: “Conor McGregor’s boxing skills are so brutal that I think even a YouTube boxer like AnEsonGib would beat Conor McGregor in a boxing ring.
      “I worked with Gib for his first last year against Austin McBroom and Gib brings a lot of stress and a lot of pressure.
      “At this point, I think he’d even beat up Conor McGregor in a boxing ring.”
      YouTube boxing star AnEsonGibCredit: @AnEsonGib

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