Tyson fury versus Francis Ngannou is occurring? A first gander at the fight between the two heavyweight champions

 Two of the greatest stars in battle sports will conflict while boxing's Tyson Rage meets MMA's Francis Ngannou in a hybrid occasion Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Fans have been clamoring for a bout among Rage and Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight title, however Fierceness will rather finish an arrangement over one year really taking shape.

After Rage held his WBC title with a 6th round stoppage triumph over Dillian Whyte in April 2022 at London's Wembley Arena, Ngannou ventured through the ropes to begin the promotion train toward an occasion that was settled 15 months after the fact. The arrangement turned into a far bigger potential when Ngannou, the long-term UFC heavyweight champion, headed out in different directions from the Dana White-drove advancement in January. The 36-year-old from Cameroon reappeared with the PFL in May in an arrangement that permitted him to box.

Ngannou hasn't contended since a January 2022 win over Ciryl Gane to hold his heavyweight title. He then went through a medical procedure two months after the fact to fix a torn MCL and upper leg tendon.

So as opposed to watching Ngannou get down to business with Jon Jones in the Octagon or Anger face Usyk, we will see the best enormous men in each battling discipline go head to head in what figures to be one of the greatest games of 2023.

What does everything mean? ESPN's Marc Raimondi and Mike Coppinger separate it:

For what reason is Rage, boxing's lineal heavyweight boss of the world, battling Ngannou?

Coppinger: Wrath is ostensibly the greatest star in boxing after Canelo Alvarez and he's tied in with engaging, whether it's wrestling in WWE or his impending Netflix show.

The 34-year-old from Britain has made a splendid showing of showcasing himself via virtual entertainment, conveying gnawing messages to Usyk and Anthony Joshua for battles that won't ever emerge.

Following analysis Monday from Usyk's advertiser, Alexander Krassyuk, that he ought to be deprived of his WBC title assuming he faces Ngannou, Rage insulted the Usyk side over how much cash Usyk will make for his Aug. 26 brought together title guard versus Daniel Dubois in Poland.

Rage will without a doubt procure dramatically something else for this session with Ngannou. This is Wrath's second occasion in Saudi Arabia following his WWE match against Braun Strowman in 2019.

It for the most part comes down to cash and hazard, and this conflict with Ngannou will make a lot of cash for Fierceness while offering little obstruction in the ring. Usyk, then again, is a tricky, spry heavyweight who crushed Joshua two times and would be just a slight dark horse to bring down Fierceness for everything.

Ngannou has long longed for boxing and has shown his superb stand-up game in the Octagon, however making his pugilist debut against an unsurpassed extraordinary is a ton to bite off. There were tales Ngannou could box Derek Chisora first, and keeping in mind that that would be a difficult matchup for any boxing fledgling, in the event that Ngannou could push past Chisora, he'd be undeniably more ready for Rage.

Preferably, Ngannou would have boxed a few times against unremarkable to-strong contest prior to stepping in the ring with one of the pound-for-pound best on the planet. However, this is about the cash more than anything more, and Ngannou has never verged on acquiring the several millions Wrath rounded up for three battles with Deontay More out of control alone.