{"id":295672,"date":"2023-10-28T20:25:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T20:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=295672"},"modified":"2023-10-28T20:25:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T20:25:11","slug":"fury-has-more-chance-of-beating-ngannou-in-mma-says-dan-hardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/boxing\/fury-has-more-chance-of-beating-ngannou-in-mma-says-dan-hardy\/","title":{"rendered":"Fury has more chance of beating Ngannou in MMA, says Dan Hardy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Tyson Fury has more chance of beating Francis Ngannou in an MMA bout than the former heavyweight champion has of winning their boxing fight, claims Dan Hardy ahead of &#8216;Battle of the Baddest&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fury and Ngannou will go head-to-head in the latter&#8217;s first sanctioned pro bout<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They could face off in an MMA octagon, where Ngannou has shone in his career<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>LISTEN: Exclusive Tyson Fury interview on THE HOOK &#8211; our new boxing podcast<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dan Hardy has insisted that Tyson Fury has a better chance of beating Francis Ngannou in MMA than the latter has at coming out victorious in the duo&#8217;s heavyweight boxing bout this evening.<\/p>\n<p>Fury and Ngannou will go head-to-head in a battle being dubbed the &#8216;Battle of the Baddest&#8217; in Saudi Arabia, in what will be the latter&#8217;s first officially sanctioned professional boxing bout.<\/p>\n<p>Fury, widely regarded as one of the best heavyweights of all time, is heavy favourite for the fight as he enters the world of crossover boxing against the former MMA star.<\/p>\n<p>There have been no talks of a potential rematch in an MMA octagon, where Ngannou has been so successful throughout his career as a brutal heavyweight, but a future bout has not been ruled out.<\/p>\n<p>Hardy admitted he feels Ngannou does have a chance in the boxing ring, but that Fury would be able to get into shape to be competitive if given enough notice for an MMA fight.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/19\/77120507-0-image-a-28_1698518282532.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dan Hardy has insisted that Tyson Fury (pictured) has more chance of beating Franics Ngannou in MMA than the latter has of winning their boxing bout<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/19\/77120669-0-image-m-34_1698518441932.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fury will go head-to-head with Ngannou (right) in the &#8216;Battle of the Baddest; in Riyadh tonight<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/19\/77120635-0-image-a-30_1698518311382.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hardy (pictured) said Fury would be able to make himself competitive in six months if he trained for MMA competition<\/p>\n<p>\u2019One thing I would say in Tyson\u2019s defence,&#8217; he said. &#8216;I think he has a better chance of beating Ngannou in MMA than Ngannou has at beating him in the boxing ring.<\/p>\n<p>\u2019Ngannou has a chance in this fight but given six months TF would adapt his skillset to the point where he would be a contender in the heavyweight division.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Hardy made the calls despite a harsh analysis of Fury&#8217;s currently potential abilities and the state of his legs, with more varieties of attack allowed in MMA compared to boxing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/19\/77120641-0-image-a-31_1698518372039.jpg\" height=\"456\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hardy pointed to Fury&#8217;s legs as a reason for why he may struggle in MMA if he were to make the jump to the sport<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/19\/77120645-0-image-a-32_1698518375122.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ngannou was a deadly heavyweight before departing the UFC and entering the boxing world<\/p>\n<p>Hardy, a former MMA fighter himself, insisted an MMA bout would be light for for Ngannou if the two were to do battle soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2019I look at Tyson Fury\u2019s legs and I think Tyson can\u2019t take a leg kick,&#8217; he said. &#8216;Francis Ngannou would probably cut him down like a tree with one or two leg kicks.<\/p>\n<p>\u2019And then you have to think of the wrestling. 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