Actually, Francis Is An Asshole
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The Mirror- Francis Ngannou claims he was affected by the late start time of his fight against Anthony Joshua.
Ngannou took on former two-time heavyweight world champion Joshua in Saudi Arabia earlier this month - but was brutally knocked out in the second round. The fight didn't start until 3am local time - and Ngannou claims he felt the affects.
"Listen, I think we both fight at 3am," Ngannou told The MMA Hour. "It's not like I fought at 3 a.m. and he fought at like midnight or something. We both fought at 3am. What I think, something that's happened is that they get me to the arena very early. Like my pickup time was 10.30pm to go to the arena. And then when we get to the arena, they tell us that we are scheduled around 1.45am. right?
"They come to the locker around 1 and Joshua [was just arriving around 1]. I'm like, 'OK, we are fighting at the same time, how come I have a pickup time?' We received a schedule, an email, and then for some reason I was there at least one hour before. But for the fight, at least two hours beforehand. They do this kind of trick to get you tired. I was like cool, I was like, 'Bro, it's OK.' I didn't know how it was, how important that was, until the fight day that I have to get there two hours before.
Ngannou was dropped in the first round by Joshua but survived to hear the bell for the end of the session. He was sent to the canvas again in the second round and although he recovered again, he was soon knocked unconscious by the Brit.
Can you believe this asshole? I'm sorry for using such abhorrent language on a family friendly site like Barstool Sports, but that type of excuse making really makes my high-pressured blood boil.
How are you going to complain about getting knocked the fuck out halfway around the world when your opponent is fighting at the same exact time? I get that time changes can mess people up since jetlag crushes my soul every time I travel to the West Coast during Super Bowl week before getting my ass kicked in trivia. But do you see me complaining about it? Of course not! It's my shitty brain's fault that Ziti is ohfer in all the mini In-Season Tournaments that Jeff D. Lowe throws at us throughout the year, not the positioning of the sun not matching that of the East Coast.
The only acceptable way to use the late start time as a valid excuse is if Francis was a last minute replacement to the card and flew in for the fight only like two days ahead of time. Then you can bitch and moan about whatever you want because again, jetlag is a motherfucker. However, claiming it as the main reason you got smoked makes you an asshole, which I am grateful for since I needed to subject named Francis for this blog and it was the perfect story to throw on Barstool SPORTS today.
Now we just sit and wait for Francis Ngannou to respond to this blog after he gets credentials to the Barstool backend. Until then, Click Burglar Clem…OUT!!!
