{"id":295191,"date":"2023-10-28T16:24:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T16:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=295191"},"modified":"2023-10-28T16:24:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T16:24:50","slug":"adesanya-places-multiple-huge-bets-on-ngannou-to-beat-tyson-fury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/boxing\/adesanya-places-multiple-huge-bets-on-ngannou-to-beat-tyson-fury\/","title":{"rendered":"Adesanya places multiple huge bets on Ngannou to BEAT Tyson Fury"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Fury vs Ngannou: Israel Adesanya in line for over \u00a3100,000 payout after placing $20,000 on Gypsy King to be KO&#8217;d by &#8216;The Predator&#8217; in the Battle of the Baddest &#8211; as former UFC champ embraces Cristiano Ronaldo before Riyadh showdown<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Israel Adesanya has placed two bets on Francis Ngannou to beat Tyson Fury<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>If Adesanya wins both bets he will receive a payout of over \u00a3100,000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>LISTEN: Exclusive Tyson Fury interview on THE HOOK &#8211; our new boxing podcast<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israel Adesanya has put his money where his mouth is and given Francis Ngannou his full backing to beat Tyson Fury in their heavyweight showdown tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Fury and Ngannou are due to meet in the &#8216;Battle of the Baddest&#8217; in a matter of hours in one of the biggest crossovers fights ever in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Ngannou has never been in a professional boxing match before and is considered a heavy underdog by the majority of fans, pundits and the bookmakers.<\/p>\n<p>However, former UFC middleweight champion Adesanya believes ex-UFC heavyweight king Ngannou can pull off the upset and has placed two separate bets on the 37-year-old to get the job done.<\/p>\n<p>Adesanya has put $5,000 (\u00a34,100) on &#8216;The Predator&#8217; to win the bout by knockout or technical knockout.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/16\/77116891-12683151-image-a-6_1698507667376.jpg\" height=\"572\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Israel Adesanya has bet $5,000 (\u00a34,100) on Francis Ngannou to knock out Tyson Fury<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/16\/77116889-12683151-image-a-7_1698507710122.jpg\" height=\"574\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He has also bet $15,000 (\u00a312,400) on Ngannou to win Saturday night&#8217;s fight against Fury<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/16\/77116893-12683151-image-a-8_1698507754468.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Adesanya would take home upwards of \u00a3100,000 if he wins both of his bets on Saturday<\/p>\n<p>He has then put an even larger stake of $15,000 (\u00a312,400) on Ngannou to simply win the fight.<\/p>\n<p>The two bets put together means he has put $20,000 (\u00a316,500) on Ngannou to overcome Fury.<\/p>\n<p>If Ngannou does win by knockout to secure Adesanya wins on both of his bets, the latter would receive a payout of over $173,000 (\u00a3143,000).<\/p>\n<p>It would cap off a dream few days for Adesanya, who has been hanging around with sporting royalty in Riyadh, and shared a warm embrace with Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A knockout victory for Ngannou seems his most likely chance of winning, with the Cameroonian-born star renowned for his power.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/16\/77116895-12683151-image-a-9_1698507785075.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ngannou is a heavy underdog against Fury as he prepares to have his first boxing match<\/p>\n<p>Ngannou has won 12 of his 17 MMA fights by knockout, and stopped Stipe Miocic to become UFC heavyweight champion in March 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Fury has never lost, let alone been stopped, in a professional fight, though, suggesting Adesanya has taken a big gamble in putting so much money on Ngannou to come out on top.<\/p>\n<p>Adesanya is not the only MMA star to back an upset, as Ngannou&#8217;s former opponent Alastair Overeem has also picked him to be victorious.<\/p>\n<p>However, the majority of current and ex-fighters expect Fury to get his hand raised and maintain his unbeaten record.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12683151\/Fury-vs-Ngannou-Israel-Adesanya-line-100-000-payout-placing-20-000-Gypsy-King-KOd-Predator-Battle-Baddest-former-UFC-champ-embraces-Cristiano-Ronaldo-Riyadh-showdown.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fury vs Ngannou: Israel Adesanya in line for over \u00a3100,000 payout after placing $20,000 on Gypsy King to be KO&#8217;d by &#8216;The Predator&#8217; 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