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Michael Bisping says Francis Ngannou leaves too many openings to be successful in boxing

Brendan Schaub thinks Francis Ngannou could beat Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder at their own game, but UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping isn’t so sure.

Ngannou wants to compete in both boxing and MMA as part of his new UFC contract but ‘The Count’ thinks ‘The Predator’ leaves too many openings to be successful against the boxing elite.

“The man is absolutely terrifying and hits ridiculously hard,” Bisping said of the Ngannou, the reigning UFC heavyweight champion, in a YouTube video on Tuesday (h/t BJPenn.com). “However, against a boxer, you couldn’t do that because when he swings he leaves a lot of openings.