{"id":293606,"date":"2023-10-31T13:25:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T13:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293606"},"modified":"2023-10-31T13:25:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T13:25:36","slug":"ngannou-admits-he-shouldve-kicked-furys-legs-after-mcgregor-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/ngannou-admits-he-shouldve-kicked-furys-legs-after-mcgregor-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Ngannou admits he &apos;should&apos;ve kicked&apos; Fury&apos;s legs after McGregor advice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Francis Ngannou admits he &#8216;should&#8217;ve kicked&#8217; Tyson Fury&#8217;s legs as Conor McGregor advised before points defeat as ex-UFC star suggests the undefeated heavyweight &#8216;elbowed me&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Francis Ngannou has been vocal of his opinion of a points defeat to Tyson Fury\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Conor McGregor joked Ngannou should &#8216;kick the leg&#8217; against Fury on Saturday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>LISTEN: Exclusive Tyson Fury interview on\u00a0THE HOOK &#8211; our new boxing podcast\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new\u00a0Boxing WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Francis Ngannou&#8217;s reaction to his controversial points defeat to Tyson Fury has continued on social media, with the former UFC star agreeing with Conor McGregor&#8217;s suggestion that he kick out at the boxer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saturday night&#8217;s Battle of the Baddest saw the Cameroonian make his debut in the ring, and shocked many doubters with a gutsy performance that saw him go the distance with the heavyweight champion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ngannou can even boast that he knocked Fury to the canvas, putting down the Gypsy King in the third round of their mega-fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Although two judges handed the fight in Fury&#8217;s favour, one backed Ngannou for what would have been one of the greatest upsets in boxing history, with many critics and pundits suggesting that Ngannou deserved the win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The MMA star has now shockingly agreed with McGregor&#8217;s suggestion before the fight &#8211; perhaps made in jest &#8211; and indicated that he felt an illegal blow was struck during the encounter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/12\/77220225-0-image-a-5_1698755603511.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Francis Ngannou (right) claimed that he should have taken Conor McGregor&#8217;s advice on social media<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/12\/77220213-0-image-a-3_1698755581401.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Irish UFC icon joked that Ngannou should have &#8216;kicked the leg&#8217; against the heavyweight<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/12\/77220217-0-image-a-2_1698755570174.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Footage showed Fury&#8217;s elbow appearing to make contact with Ngannou&#8217;s head during the bout<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/12\/77220735-0-image-a-6_1698756397522.jpg\" height=\"131\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>McGregor had called for Ngannou to &#8216;kick the leg&#8217; against Fury ahead of the clash in the Middle East, which the 37-year-old lamented in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He was right, I should&#8217;ve kick(ed) his f****** legs, I can&#8217;t believe that he elbowed me,&#8217; Ngannou wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, kicking out at Fury during the fight would likely have seen the Cameroonian disqualified, but it highlights his frustration at what is perceived as an unfair result.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Replays from the fight show that Fury&#8217;s elbow did make contact with the forehead of the MMA star, who has been vocal on social media about the result not going in his favour on Saturday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He posted a video on X of the punch that appeared to see Fury&#8217;s elbow make contact with his head, writing: &#8216;Unlike the superman punch, this was f****** illegal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/12\/77218309-0-image-a-4_1698755586822.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Cameroonian did manage to knock down Fury in the third round but would lose on points<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2023\/10\/25\/The%20Hook_Promo_Desktop.636.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12693097\/Francis-Ngannou-Tyson-Fury-Conor-McGregor-UFC.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Francis Ngannou admits he &#8216;should&#8217;ve kicked&#8217; 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