{"id":295385,"date":"2023-10-28T13:25:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T13:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=295385"},"modified":"2023-10-28T13:25:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T13:25:58","slug":"the-remarkable-rise-of-ngannou-ahead-of-huge-fight-with-fury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/boxing\/the-remarkable-rise-of-ngannou-ahead-of-huge-fight-with-fury\/","title":{"rendered":"The remarkable rise of Ngannou ahead of HUGE fight with Fury"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The rise of Francis Ngannou: From walking six miles to school in Africa to sleeping rough in Paris and borrowing money to LIVE &#8211; even after becoming a UFC champion &#8211; &#8216;The Predator&#8217; has hit the big time with Tyson Fury fight<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Francis Ngannou has completed a stunning journey from his humble beginnings\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Now, the former UFC champion is preparing for a historic fight vs Tyson Fury\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>LISTEN: Exclusive Tyson Fury interview on THE HOOK &#8211; our new boxing podcast\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Inside the cage, he&#8217;s known as The Predator. For good reason, too. Francis Ngannou has had to survive and hunt for opportunities his entire life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By securing a super fight with Tyson Fury, the 37-year-old has hit the big time with the riches that will follow from the Saudi Arabia exhibition bout on Saturday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re talking about a fighter whose biggest payday from his UFC days was \u00a3518,000, from when he fought Ciryl Gane\u00a0in a heavyweight clash in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Having left the organisation for more &#8216;freedom&#8217; and security in January, and swiftly signing a flexible deal with the Professional Fighters League (PFL), the world has become his oyster.<\/p>\n<p>With all eyes on his highly-anticipated super-fight against Fury, <span>Mail Sport<\/span> has taken a look at the Cameroonian&#8217;s surreal rise to the top of combat sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/10\/77072457-12679323-image-a-3_1698397513559.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Francis Ngannou (R) has embarked on a remarkable journey to earn a fight with Tyson Fury (L)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/13\/15\/73179793-12295569-image-a-13_1689259565313.jpg\" height=\"547\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/13\/15\/73179791-12295569-image-m-12_1689259545255.jpg\" height=\"547\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>He grew up in Cameroon and was forced to walk six miles to school before later leaving the country in pursuit of becoming a fighter<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/13\/18\/73179787-12295569-Ngannou_worked_digging_sand_mines_before_a_torturous_journey_att-a-6_1689269153166.jpg\" height=\"591\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ngannou&#8217;s profession was digging sand mines before a tortuous journey attempting to emigrate from Africa to Spain<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about his &#8216;life-changing&#8217; pay-packet he had received to face Fury, Ngannou&#8217;s manager Marquel Martin has claimed it&#8217;s bigger than all of his UFC purses combined, &#8216;by multiples&#8217;.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The bag is so big, he may actually just drop it on the way to the bank,&#8217; he told MMA Fighting. &#8216;Let&#8217;s just say that. I don&#8217;t know what the haters are trying to say, but they&#8217;ll be proven wrong again. This is life-changing, this is exactly what we planned and visualised so we&#8217;re happy.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s quite the turnaround for a man who was once struggling to pay his bills during his career and previously had to borrow money just to survive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In the past two years I&#8217;ve fought twice and then I have to borrow money to live!&#8217; he said in September 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Nobody cares about that. I have no guarantee in that year and I have no protection so based on that experience I want to get something better on my contract and obviously what I deserve.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ngannou has got what he deserves now &#8211; and then some &#8211; but he&#8217;s had to come a long way and travel down a painful road to get here.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/13\/18\/73179785-12295569-He_eventually_made_his_way_to_Paris_where_he_was_forced_to_sleep-a-1_1689269153084.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He eventually made his way to Paris, where he was forced to sleep in a car park before being offered a chance to train in an MMA gym<\/p>\n<p>Having grown up in the Cameroonian village of Batie and raised by a single mother, Ngannou was forced to walk six miles to go to school every day and was digging sand mines when he was just 10 years old.<\/p>\n<p>As he got older he made the journey from Cameroon to the north of the continent &#8211; travelling through Nigeria, Niger and Algeria before reaching Morocco while packed into pick-up trucks driving through the desert.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was there that he was able to emigrate to Spain by water &#8211; but not before being forced to live in Moroccan forests and eat food from bins while he prepared to cross the border.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Once he made it to Spain, he was seized upon by police and put into a detention centre for two months before he was released and snuck his way onto a train to France &#8211; knowing that police controls were much stricter in the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He settled in Paris but ended up sleeping in a car park as he began looking for a boxing gym &#8211; and eventually met trainer Fernand Lopez, who would convince him to take up MMA instead of boxing.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the Sun, Ngannou discussed his experience of living in Paris as he said: &#8216;<span>I never really wanted to become an MMA fighter.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/13\/18\/73184389-12295569-Ngannou_was_convinced_to_leave_boxing_behind_before_being_signed-a-4_1689269153120.jpg\" height=\"743\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ngannou was convinced to leave boxing behind before being signed by the UFC in 2015\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I went to France five years ago and at that time I wanted to be a boxer because I did a little bit of boxing at home (in Cameroon). It was difficult because I didn&#8217;t know anybody in France, I didn&#8217;t have any money so I was sleeping on the streets without money and trying to survive like that and that was difficult.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For me I just started in MMA for fun. I had time to train so I thought why not train MMA as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And then things went very fast and they start asking did I want to fight. And I said &#8220;Yes let&#8217;s do it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I didn&#8217;t realise how fast it was going until the coach said to me &#8220;We&#8217;ve got a UFC contract for you&#8221;.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/13\/18\/73179795-12295569-Ngannou_was_raised_by_a_single_mother_in_Cameroon_and_is_eager_t-a-2_1689269153093.jpg\" height=\"451\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ngannou was raised by a single mother in Cameroon and is eager to give back to his country<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/13\/18\/73184441-12295569-He_realised_a_dream_by_becoming_heavyweight_champion_after_KOing-a-3_1689269153099.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He realised a dream by becoming heavyweight champion after KO ing Stipe Miocic in 2021<\/p>\n<p>The rest, as they say, is history. Ngannou got signed by the UFC in 2015 before becoming their heavyweight champion in 2021 by knocking out Stipe Miocic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Ngannou wasn&#8217;t done there. Becoming the champion of his division wasn&#8217;t enough, not when he felt the UFC weren&#8217;t maximising his potential &#8211; after previously hitting out at the organisation for &#8216;ripping off&#8217; fighters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So he took the power into his own hands and left the UFC, signing an expansive multi-fight deal with the PFL on a flexible contract that allows him to venture into other lucrative avenues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The cash will come rolling in now, now that Ngannou is free set up as many mega fights as he chooses and build his own personal brand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Remarkably, Tyson Fury has said, via the Mirror, that the MMA heavyweight star will pocket \u00a38.2million\u00a0($10m) for their clash this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Derek Chisora has claimed that &#8216;The Gypsy King&#8217; will be making \u00a341m ($50m) for the bout.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Ngannou&#8217;s not just here to make the numbers up either, he&#8217;s here to make a statement and believes he can knock Fury out when they clash on October 28.<\/p>\n<p>He does, after all, carry the world record for the hardest punch ever recorded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, he ended up registering a striking power of 129,161 units on a PowerKube (which measures the power of a punch by analysing its force, speed and accuracy).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/13\/16\/73138553-12295569-image-a-20_1689263138805.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ngannou will now test his power against the best heavyweight boxer in the world. He currently holds the world record for most powerful punch<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/13\/18\/73138627-12295569-Ngannou_believes_he_can_knock_Fury_out_and_after_the_challenges_-a-5_1689269153141.jpg\" height=\"385\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ngannou believes he can knock Fury out &#8211; and after the challenges he has faced, overcoming the Gypsy King does not look so daunting<\/p>\n<p>The last person that tried to overthrow the MMA star was the former World&#8217;s Strongest Man winner Eddie Hall, but he failed &#8211; with his opening attempt landing around the 91,000 mark. He later reached 93,000, then 98,000, before clearing 100,000 and peaking at 113,999 units.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve been waiting to meet Tyson in the ring for the past three years,&#8217; Ngannou said after the fight was announced. &#8216;My dream was always to box, and to box the best.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;d like to thank Riyadh Season and my team at 3Point0 Labs for helping put this event together. All I will say to Tyson for now is he better dance in that ring because if I touch him, he&#8217;s going to sleep.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Those were Ngannou&#8217;s words shortly after the fight was announced. Now, with the bout just one day away, the Cameroonian has provided some &#8216;fighting talk&#8217; ahead of the fight.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to Mail Sport, Ngannou<span>\u00a0warned <\/span>Fury<span> not to try any &#8216;tricky s***&#8217; when they meet in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#8216;A lot of people that he fought has raised that issue and I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s a fact, if it&#8217;s true or not, but we have to double check that because he needs to be equal,&#8217; he told Mail Sport.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/10\/76979347-12679323-Francis_Ngannou_has_warned_Tyson_Fury_not_to_try_any_tricky_s_in-a-1_1698397429478.jpg\" height=\"519\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/10\/76979399-12679323-Fury_faces_off_against_the_MMA_star_on_Saturday-a-2_1698397429495.jpg\" height=\"519\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Francis Ngannou has warned Tyson Fury not to try any &#8216;tricky s***&#8217; in their bout on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/10\/77072449-12679323-image-a-4_1698397665184.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The two heavyweights faced off during their press conference in Riyadh on Thursday night<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If you want us to fight bare knuckle, then let&#8217;s fight bare knuckle. If we have to fight in four ounce gloves, then let&#8217;s fight in four ounce gloves. But don&#8217;t be tricky. Don&#8217;t do some tricky s***.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the fight, it was also revealed that Fury asked for a bigger ring sized at 24-foot &#8211; larger than the regular 20 foot ring used in most fights &#8211; but Ngannou was not phased by the request.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At the end of the day, it&#8217;s going to be a challenge,&#8217; he added. &#8216;It could be in a football field or in a phone booth &#8211; we&#8217;re going to fight and it&#8217;s going to be a tough fight.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s clear that Ngannou has reached the summit. From the lowest of lows to the top of the fighting game. His biggest purse, his biggest moment, his biggest opponent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After all he&#8217;s come up against in his life, facing the boxing heavyweight world champion will be a victory no matter what.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12679323\/The-rise-Francis-Ngannou-walking-six-miles-school-Africa-sleeping-rough-Paris-borrowing-money-LIVE-UFC-champion-Predator-hit-big-time-Tyson-Fury-fight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rise of Francis Ngannou: From walking six miles to school in Africa to sleeping rough in Paris and borrowing money to LIVE &#8211; even after becoming a UFC champion &#8211; &#8216;The Predator&#8217; has hit the big time with Tyson Fury fight&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295384,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The remarkable rise of Ngannou ahead of HUGE fight with Fury - Sports-Life-News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/boxing\/the-remarkable-rise-of-ngannou-ahead-of-huge-fight-with-fury\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The remarkable rise of Ngannou ahead of HUGE fight with Fury - Sports-Life-News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The rise of Francis Ngannou: From walking six miles to school in Africa to sleeping rough in Paris and borrowing money to LIVE &#8211; 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