‘Why come over right here and get smashed?’: Dana White pours chilly water on Tyson Fury to UFC rumors

Lineal heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury raised many an eyebrow final week when he mentioned that he would quickly be getting into coaching for a possible transition to combined martial arts, however it’s an concept UFC boss Dana White detests.

Simply days after his horizon-expanding WWE debut by which he bested pro-wrestler Braun Strowman in Saudi Arabia, Fury has apparently explored the choice of crossing over to MMA and even mentioned that he has spoken to UFC star Conor McGregor to assist him prepare.

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There may be little doubt that any Fury combat within the UFC could be large enterprise for all concerned, however even with the appreciable lucre which might come from such a contest, Dana White says that he cannot perceive why Fury would even entertain the transfer.

“Hear, something’s doable,” White mentioned to TMZ Sports activities. “If Tyson Fury desires to combat in MMA, I’ve received a ton of fellows that might like to combat him. I simply do not know why.”

White is not any stranger to fight sports activities cross pollination. In 2010 he agreed to a number of time world boxing champion James ‘Lights Out’ Toney’s repeated pleas for a bout within the UFC, whereas White was instrumental in arranging the hugely-lucrative 2017 boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather.

Maybe it’s as a result of each Toney and McGregor misplaced their transitional fights, however White says that Fury could be finest served by simply persevering with on the trail he’s at present on. 

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“Promoted the proper means. [Fury] could possibly be part of three or four of the most important fights in heavyweight [boxing] historical past. Why come over and get smashed when you can keep there?“

Any profession change for ‘The Gypsy King’ could be some time away but as he’s anticipated to rematch fellow undefeated heavyweight Deontay Wilder in February of subsequent yr – supplied the American will get previous a rematch towards Luis Ortiz laster this month.