‘The Battle of the Baddest’ is just a few hours away as the boxing goat, Tyson Fury collides with the MMA goat, Francis Ngannou. This epic match will be taking place at the Boulevard Hall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, this event has generated mainstream hype as many A-list celebrities will be attending the show. However, before the fight, a big gala dinner filled with celebrities was organized.
One such celebrity is the popular American rapper, Eminem. However, his popularity was not enough to get the attention of ‘The Predator’. In a hilarious clip shared to X by Boxing on TNT, Francis can be seen walking past the legendary rapper without even noticing him. However, when his coach, Dewey Cooper pulled ‘The Predator’ back and told him about the presence of ‘Slim Shady’, he froze for a moment.
Francis Ngannou’s reaction to nearly ignoring Eminem 🤣
🎬 @boxingontnt #FuryNgannou | #Eminem pic.twitter.com/h6pPA41ZWj
— IFL TV (@IFLTV) October 28, 2023
When Francis realized who it was, he shook Eminem’s hand. While Eminem is one of the best-selling rappers of all time, he looks quite different these days. Furthermore, the fight fans are having a field day with this clip. One X user said, “Eminem looks like a little fanboy here.”
Another fan said, “M&M is a shadow of his former self so not surprising.” One of the X users said that it’s just a human error and Eminem should not feel bad about it. Apart from Eminem, many other celebrities including Cristiano Ronaldo, Oleksandr Usyk, Dmitri Bivol, and Ronaldo Nazario attended the gala dinner. Furthermore, there was a person at the dinner who was an Eminem ‘stan’.
Israel Adesanya identifies as a stan
Among the long list of celebrities attending the gala dinner was the former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. Being a long-time friend of Francis Ngannou, he arrived in Riyadh to support him against Tyson Fury.
While he was on his way to the pre-fight night dinner, Izzy met Eminem and it looks like ‘The Last Stylebender’ is a huge fan of his music. Adesanya shared a photo on Instagram with Slim Shady with the caption – “I identify as Stan at this moment“. Furthermore, Eminem’s legendary track, “Lose Yourself” was playing in the background.
However, Izzy did not stop fanboying on Eminem. After his Instagram post, a video surfaced where he was sniffing his hand after a handshake with the legendary rapper. Israel Adesanya was also seen hanging out with the legendary footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ngannou vs. Fury is just around the corner. Who do you think will win the epic fight? Let us know in the comments below.
