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Ben Davies

Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou warned face-off in ring was "rude"

Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou have been told they were "rude" by not notifying UFC president Dana White about their face-off at Wembley Stadium.

Fury knocked out Dillian Whyte with a brutal uppercut to retain his heavyweight title before being confronted in the ring by Ngannou who was ringside for the fight. The pair talked up their potential crossover bout with Fury confirming he is willing to shelve his retirement plans to challenge the Cameroon star.

And UFC legend Chael Sonnen believes UFC kingpin White would have opted to leak the news to the media if it wasn't kept a secret from him. "If I were in Dana's shoes and I get tipped off, I will personally leak that to somebody in the media," Sonnen said on his YouTube channel. "I am going to take away from whatever this big reveal moment is.

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