When asked if he can take inspiration or advice from his friend, in terms of preparation and other elements around being a top performer in another sport, our no.24 admitted he does tap in to certain areas of expertise.
“Well, like you said, it’s difficult for me to explain because speaking about them is something good,” he said. “You see how they approach it, before the combat, before the fight. Sometimes, it’s important to look at what they do because we have a different approach.
“But we are all athletes so, for me, when I speak to Ngannou, I ask him, for a big fight, how do you do it? What is your approach? He tries to tell me how he’s doing and you see, at the end of the day, everyone has their own way to do it.
