Tuesday, November 5

See: Dana White talks Anthony Joshua’s savage knockout defeat of Francis Ngannou

UFC CEO Dana White has actually stated that Anthony Joshua’s vicious second-round knockout of Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia late on Saturday night is precisely what occurs when a newbie fighter enter the ring with a skilled expert.

Ngannou’s night was ended early in Riyadh last weekend, after he was knocked out cold by a ruthless right-hand man from the two-time heavyweight champ; an ending up blow which came quickly after Joshua had actually knocked the previous UFC champ to the canvas on 2 previous celebrations before the conclusion of the 2nd round.

White, talking to the media following UFC 299 in Miami, Florida on Saturday, informed the media, consisting of The Mac Life, that he had actually seen the Joshua knockout “on social networks” and stated that this is precisely what takes place when blended martial artists attempt to change equipments into the world of boxing.

“I saw it on social networks,” White stated. “Going into the Fury battle, if Fury trained for the battle and didn’t appear and appear like he consumed Tyson Fury, that’s most likely the manner in which battle would have ended, too.”

In Ngannou’s preliminary venture into boxing last October, he went 10 rounds with WBC champ Fury before losing by a close split choice. The battle moved the Cameroonian heavyweight in the Joshua bout– however according to White, this was an action too far for Ngannou.

“You understand how I feel about crossovers into boxing,” White stated. “That’s how they end. Easily.”

Enjoy White’s complete remarks in the video above, where he likewise goes over Sean O’Malley’s UFC 299 win versus Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera.

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