Morning Report: Eddie Hall admits fighting Francis Ngannou ‘scares the living sh*t out of me’

Eddie Corridor is aware of sufficient about combating to know a combat with Francis Ngannou is a scary proposition.

For the previous few years, Corridor has been increasing his sporting repertoire into varied different sports activities. In 2022, Corridor had an exhibition boxing match with fellow World’s Strongest Man winner Hafthor Bjornsson and simply final 12 months Corridor made his MMA debut (of types) in a 2-v-1 combat that led to one of many wildest fight sports activities highlights you’ll ever see. So it was solely becoming that Corridor make his precise MMA debut, which he did so only a few weeks in the past, demolishing five-time World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski in simply 30 seconds. And now that “The Beast” has gotten a style of MMA, he says he’s positively not carried out with the four-ounce gloves.

“I’m hoping two issues. It’s both I get one other combat booked for November/December, or I’m going to … lower for a bodybuilding present,” Corridor stated on his YouTube channel. “Don’t know which but. All of it relies on if a combat promotion involves me with a adequate deal. There’s been some talks of me combating Francis Ngannou, there’s been talks of me combating Ben Rothwell … just a few insane issues have been coming my manner. Misfits have began some conversations. … They’re coming in thick and quick, but it surely’s getting pen to paper and one thing anchored in. Two completely various things from speaking to really making it occur. However I’m up for these.”

A combat with Francis Ngannou is the one which appears to have captured fan creativeness, with KSW CEO Martin Lewandowski even pitching the matchup earlier than Corridor and Pudzianowski threw down. In fact, Ngannou is the lineal heavyweight champion and presumably probably the most devastating knockout artist in MMA historical past, so Corridor wouldn’t be with out some trepidation if that in some way got here to fruition.

“Getting within the ring with Francis Ngannou, it scares the dwelling shit out of me,” Corridor stated. “I’m 99 p.c sure he’ll beat me. However it’s that one p.c. That one p.c. And I’ve received that one p.c. Having that energy, you’ve solely received to land one shot and also you’ve received it.

“Ben Rothwell, the bareknuckle champion, scares the shit out of me. However once more, if the cash is correct, I’ll take any combat. That’s what it’s about. It’s about placing meals on the desk for my household for generations, and I’ll simply pray to god nothing dangerous occurs to me within the course of.”

Ngannou has not fought since his PFL debut, a first-round knockout win over Renan Ferreira in October. However “The Predator” at the moment has different issues to fret about. Ngannou just lately was concerned within the tragic loss of life of a younger lady in Cameroon when he allegedly collided together with her whereas using his motorbike. It’s unclear how this would possibly have an effect on a potential Ngannou comeback, rendering a combat with Corridor unlikely for the time being.

Luckily, Corridor has no scarcity of different concepts, together with one together with his just lately felled foe, Mariusz Pudzianowski.

“Hell, possibly me and Mariusz Pudzianowski crew up and we do a 2-v-4,” Corridor advised. “That might simply be superior! Two World’s Strongest Males towards 4 good degree fighters. That’s leisure, and that’s the place I wish to go along with this.”

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