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One of the biggest crossover fights in combat sports history took place Saturday as Tyson Fury welcomed Francis Ngannou to the world of boxing.
The lineal heavyweight boxing champion, Fury defeated Ngannou by split decision at Boulevard Hall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fight garnered much attention from fans and fighters alike and they had plenty to say before, during, and after the bout.
Check out the MMA community’s social media reactions to Fury vs. Ngannou below and check out the MMA Junkie live blog for further coverage on the entire event.
MMA Junkie
Arnold Allen
Some Boxing legends in that hallway 👏🏼
— Arnold billy allen (@Arnoldbfa) October 28, 2023
Sean Ross Sapp
Ariel Helwani
The three kings never got to fight on the same card, but pretty damn cool to see Izzy and Usman walk Ngannou to the ring.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) October 28, 2023
Dan Canobbio
Daniel Cormier
How many cornermen does Tyson Fury have? I’ll be honest the champ sure does have a presence about him #FuryvsNgannou
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) October 28, 2023
Derek Brunson
Matthew Wells
Caposa
Gaston Reyno
Max Holloway
Caposa
Nolan King
Francis Ngannou has busted Tyson Fury open – a cut on the forehead in Round 2. Fury keeps wiping it. #FuryNgannou
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) October 28, 2023
Adam Martin
Actually think Ngannou looks pretty decent in his boxing debut. Problem is I expect him to gas pretty soon. #furyngannou
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) October 28, 2023
Ariel Helwani
10-9 Ngannou.
19-19 after 2
Fury has a cut on his forehead.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) October 28, 2023
MacMally
Casey O’Neill
Terrance McKinney
Oh shit Francis with the knock down
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) October 28, 2023
Simon Samano
Henry Cejudo
Jalin Turner
Brian Kelleher
Wow Francis with the knockdown
— Brian BOOM Kelleher (@brianboom135) October 28, 2023
The knockdown
Jon Fitch
Wow, Francis looks great. Staying tight and sharp with his punches. Scores a knockdown in round 3.
— Jon Fitch 🏴☠️ (@jonfitchdotnet) October 28, 2023
Ken Hathaway
Yoooooooooo. Do you believe in miracles?!
— Ken Hathaway (@1khathaway) October 28, 2023
Al Iaquinta
Long and skinny Wilder is a stretch
— Al Iaquinta🗽 (@ALIAQUINTA) October 28, 2023
Jamahal Hill
Daniel Cormier
Danny Segura
Aaron Bronsteter
Ian Garry
Luke Thomas
Francis Ngannou has a great chin.
— Luke Thomas🏋️♀️ (@lthomasnews) October 28, 2023
Jake Shields
Renato Moicano
Mike Bohn
Dan Tom
Saidyokub Kakhramonov
Damn Francis did great did he win this ?
— Saidyokub Kakhramonov (@SaidYokubMMA) October 28, 2023
Demetrious Johnson
The ending
Jan Blachowicz
MMA is the King of all sports.
— Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) October 28, 2023
George Garcia
Nolan King
Even if Francis Ngannou loses, that was one of the most incredible performances I’ve witnessed in combat sports given the circumstances. Insane. #FuryNgannou
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) October 28, 2023
Bill Algeo
Ian Heinisch
The result
Oscar Willis
Roberto Duran just told me he thinks Tyson Fury lost, so do with that what you will.
— Oscar Willis (@oscarswillis) October 28, 2023
Gilbert Burns
Wow come on Francis Ngannou won this fight! ✊🏾🤴🏿 👑
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) October 28, 2023
Lerone Murphy
Anthony Pettis
Abbey Subhan
Sodiq Yusuff
Francis won the day he signed that contract and again tonight
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) October 28, 2023
Roberto Duran
Vince Morales
Jared Vanderaa
Ben Askren
So I guess boxing has really bad judges too 🤷♂️🤷♂️
— Funky (@Benaskren) October 28, 2023
Dan Ige
Charles Jourdain
A.J. McKee
But MMA fighters can’t box right ?🤔?
Congratulations @francis_ngannou 🦾 way to represent one hell of a fight 💯— AJ “The Mercenary” McKee (@ajmckee101) October 28, 2023
Aljamain Sterling
Francis!!! Super impressive and you can make the argument of him winning this! Conor pioneered the way for this, and Francis Ngannou busted the gates wide open! This is proof that with the right preparation that the MMA guys can more than hang with the best boxers around.…
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) October 28, 2023
Brian “Goze” Garcia
A lot of people took an L tonight. Francis Ngannou accomplished so many things with this fight. He has his freedom from the UFC, his pockets are filled with money but most important of all, he controls his own destiny. Amazing performance! #furyvsngannou
— Goze (@thegoze) October 28, 2023
Jake Paul
Nate Diaz
Tyson fury lost and the boxing commentary biased af dumbasses they need to learn how to box ..
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) October 28, 2023
Marcel Dorff
Josh Gross
The false notion that Francis Ngannou was scared. Or that he didn’t deserve to be called the best heavyweight in MMA. All that crap he put up with should teach people something. Fighters should 100% be in control of their careers. Not fight brands or promoters or TV networks.
— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) October 28, 2023
Brad Pickett
No one from any other sport is going to come in and have a close fight with anyone in the top 20 in the @UFC let alone a champion 🤦🏻♂️
— Brad Pickett (@One_Punch) October 28, 2023
Nassourdine Imavov
C’est honteux !
Ngannou a gagné ce combat..— Imavov Nassourdine (@imavov1) October 28, 2023
Carlston Harris
What a fight from Ngannou
He showed the world that he could be one of the best in boxing 🥊— Carlston Harris Moçambique (@carlstonMMA) October 28, 2023