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Francis Ngannou is one of the scariest men on earth. The UFC heavyweight champion showed his incredible power yet again when he beat Stipe Miocic at UFC 260. Such is the fear surrounding ‘The Predator’ that even Mike Tyson lets him mock him.

Ngannou is still fresh off becoming the first Cameroonian UFC champion when he dethroned Miocic. Since then, the hard-hitting heavyweight has attracted a lot of attention from different media outlets and even joined Mike Tyson on his podcast.

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The 16-3 MMA fighter now released a snippet of the behind-the-scenes when the two met. The UFC champion posted the video to his YouTube channel. In the video, we see Ngannou meeting Tyson and the former boxing heavyweight champion showing Ngannou the secret behind his vicious body shot.

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Towards the end of the video, we see Tyson spoke to the camera and praised Ngannou’s character. While ‘Iron Mike’ spoke to the camera, Ngannou approached him and pretended to bite his ear. However, Tyson saw the funny side of it and enjoyed a laugh with Ngannou.

Mike Tyson and Francis Ngannou: An eventful podcast

The two power-punchers clearly have a lot of respect for each other. Throughout the video, Ngannou praised Tyson for his influence on the UFC champion’s career. And Tyson praised Ngannou for his temperament. However, this was not the only thing that happened when the two met.

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‘Iron Mike’ officially crowned the Cameroonian as the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’, and said he could beat everyone in the world in a fair fight. In addition, the former heavyweight champion advised the current UFC champion to fight under his own promotion if he feels under-appreciated.

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Moreover, the pair spoke about their struggles and obstacles to success and several other aspects. Furthermore, they even got into a disagreement over the importance of managers in a fighter’s career.

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Thus, it was an eventful podcast that had many interesting aspects. However, Ngannou mocking Tyson’s infamous ear bite certainly takes the cake for being the funniest part of the link-up between the two.

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