After his hugely impressive win this past weekend over Ciryl Gane, Francis Ngannou has once again been sent a message by heavyweight boxing world champion Tyson Fury — this and much more on Monday's social media roundup.
Tyson Fury sends a message to Francis Ngannou after UFC 270
One rumor which has been building heavily in the combat sports world over the past few weeks has been the possibility of a boxing match between Tyson Fury and the UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
Ngannou secured a huge win this past weekend where he defeated Ciryl Gane by unanimous decision.
The day after the fight, Fury sent a message to Ngannou on Twitter saying "if you want to make some real money come see the GK." This comes after Ngannou has teased recently that he wants to have a boxing match before the end of his career.
Congratulations @francis_ngannou but if you want to make some real money come see the GK --
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) January 23, 2022
This tweet from Fury is even more significant after it was reported that Ngannou earned only $600,000 dollars for defending his title at UFC 270 which is a minuscule amount as to which boxers such as Fury, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder make.
Ngannou responded to Fury's tweet with this image.
https://t.co/BJRyYfzZQr pic.twitter.com/vLpuDl3SxL
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) January 23, 2022
With Ngannou's UFC future in doubt and him reportedly being in a bad feud with Dana White, could now be the time for Ngannou to switch over the boxing and have a superfight against the Gypsy King?
On this day in 2009...
On this day in 2009 Fedor Emelianenko produced one of the most unique KO's ever where he knocked out Andrei Arlovski in mid air.
Jan24.2009
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) January 24, 2022
Fedor Emelianenko evades a flying knee from Andrei Arlovski,
by knocking him out with a haymaker in mid air pic.twitter.com/WWEjU95nTL
Jake Paul comments on reported fighter pay from UFC 270
Love him or loath him, Jake Paul is trying to do good in the boxing and MMA world by bringing the topic of poor fighter pay, specifically in the UFC to light.
Check out Paul's comments on the pay which was given to the fighters who competed at UFC 270 this past weekend.
I can’t stress enough how bad this is..
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) January 23, 2022
My next step for helping with this situation will be announced tomorrow.
PAY FIGHTERS MORE. https://t.co/36BFiaDK4y
Brandon Moreno's slick spinning leg kick
One of the subtle highlights from the UFC flyweight title fight which took place at UFC 270 was the fantastic spinning leg kick which Brandon Moreno landed on Deiveson Figueiredo.
Check out the clip of the kick in all its glory below.
This was slick!---- @ufc pic.twitter.com/4EgF7UHkcu
— Ross Edmonds (@RosssEdmonds) January 23, 2022
Muhammad Mokaev thanks the UK Home Office for giving his wife a Visa
Due to Muhammad Mokaev being an English refugee from Russia, he has had issues over the last few years with getting his family into the UK even though he is a UK citizen.
Yesterday, Mokaev thanked the UK Home Office for finally sorting his wife's Visa to get into the UK.
Thank you @ukhomeoffice for approving my wife’s visa to UK! -- really means a lot, no more headache for my family to travel to UK ----
— Muhammad Mokaev (@muhammadmokaev) January 23, 2022
Michael Bisping slams Jon Jones after the UFC 270 main event
After the UFC heavyweight title bout this past weekend, like expected, Jon Jones was very active on Twitter talking about the heavyweight division.
On the UFC 270 Post Show, Michael Bisping took a shot at Jones and told him to "stop Tweeting and start fighting."
Bisping wants Bones back in the Octagon --
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) January 23, 2022
-- https://t.co/ozu6EgzpTw pic.twitter.com/askVfC7jKF
Francis Ngannou not worried about being stripped of his UFC heavyweight title
Following speculation around his UFC future, Francis Ngannou has laughed about the potential idea of the UFC stripping him of his heavyweight title.
In an interview with Ariel Helwani, Ngannou further commented on the situation.
Francis Ngannou, asked if he's worried about being stripped of the UFC heavyweight title: "I'm not worried about that, because at the end of the day, it's just a belt. And as soon as they take the belt away, I'm a free agent. [Laughs.]" #TheMMAHour
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) January 24, 2022
Huge featherweight fight added to UFC London card
A huge heavyweight bout between Arnold Allen and Dan Hooker is official for March's UFC London card.
What a fight this is! --
— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) January 24, 2022
King of the Meal Deals, @Arnoldbfa is welcoming @danthehangman to the featherweight division in London!#UFCLondon March 19 BT Sport pic.twitter.com/NTZdwhSaEn
Anthony Joshua reportedly set to accept step aside deal which would enable Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk to fight each other
Anthony Joshua is reportedly set to accept a huge £15,000,000 step aside payment which would enable Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk to fight each other.
ICYMI: As per the Telegraph, Anthony Joshua is set to accept a £15m payment to step aside and allow Oleksandr Usyk to fight Tyson Fury for the undisputed heavyweight crown.
— Oddschanger (@Oddschanger) January 24, 2022
Do you think this is the correct decision? pic.twitter.com/ef6OIw3TvL