Former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou will feel a world away from his humble beginnings when he faces the lineal boxing No.1 tonight in Saudi Arabia for a massive eight-figure sum
Francis Ngannou's week in Saudi Arabia has consisted of plush surroundings, designer suits, worldwide media attention as he fights for the lineal world heavyweight title against Tyson Fury.
From the French-speaking Northwestern African country, he realised that the only way to get to Europe was across the water. The fighter had to eat from bins as he plotted his journey, and was even hospitalised during his first attempt when he was sliced across the stomach attempting to get over a barbed-wire fence.
Once arriving in Paris, he met a fellow Cameroonian who was sleeping in a car park and stayed there before arriving at the MMA Factory where coach Fernand Lopez lent him gear and allowed him to sleep on the gym. "We found a Cameroonian guy, he said 'I'm sleeping in a parking lot, if you want I will show you where' and I was like, 'I really want that'," he explained.
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