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Ngannou sits down just prior to 220, for a 1 on 1 with Megan olivi.
Interesting - says that he was already prepping himself to go 5 rounds BEFORE the Reem fight, in anticipation that he would be fighting Stipe for the title next.
Said that he was under MORE pressure mentally for the Alistair fight, because he knew that he had to win that to get to Stipe (and the championship). Francis says he is more relaxed for this fight than the Reem contest.
Seems to be a little fatigued with the non-stop media obligations. Says he even got mauled in Paris by media. But taking it in stride, and he is happy with enthusiastic fans approaching him.
Says that Stipe is very good. Acknowledges that he has won all of his recent fights by KO.
But says that no one has seen his whole game (skill-set) just yet. Says if tested, he can bring out new things that no one has seen.
He says he originally predicted a first round stoppage, but has revised it to no longer than the second round, out of respect for Stipe, and that it is a 5 round fight.
Says that his rapid improvement in English is because it is important for him to be able to communicate with fans. He says he was frustrated when he first came on the scene to not be able to explain himself properly when asked a question. He wanted to answer questions, but didn't have enough language command to explain things properly.
Interesting - says that he was already prepping himself to go 5 rounds BEFORE the Reem fight, in anticipation that he would be fighting Stipe for the title next.
Said that he was under MORE pressure mentally for the Alistair fight, because he knew that he had to win that to get to Stipe (and the championship). Francis says he is more relaxed for this fight than the Reem contest.
Seems to be a little fatigued with the non-stop media obligations. Says he even got mauled in Paris by media. But taking it in stride, and he is happy with enthusiastic fans approaching him.
Says that Stipe is very good. Acknowledges that he has won all of his recent fights by KO.
But says that no one has seen his whole game (skill-set) just yet. Says if tested, he can bring out new things that no one has seen.
He says he originally predicted a first round stoppage, but has revised it to no longer than the second round, out of respect for Stipe, and that it is a 5 round fight.
Says that his rapid improvement in English is because it is important for him to be able to communicate with fans. He says he was frustrated when he first came on the scene to not be able to explain himself properly when asked a question. He wanted to answer questions, but didn't have enough language command to explain things properly.
