Mike Tyson calls UFC star Conor McGregor 'beast' in glowing praise; watch video

Cor McGregor has received a lot of opinions from various combat sports icons in past including likes of Jon Jones, Chuck Liddell and even Lenx Lewis. However, getting a word of praise from Mike Tyson has seemingly excited ‘ torious’ as he went on to express his gratitude towards Tyson via Twitter. While interacting with UFC heavyweight contender Francis Nganu, Mike Tyson went on to speak a word or two about Cor McGregor and labelled Irish giant as a ‘beast’. ‘ Bdest Man on Planet’ also appreciated Cor McGregor’s performance against Floyd Maywear from 2017 and claimed that people don't understand how dely Cor McGregor is.

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UFC: Mike Tyson says Cor McGregor is a beast calls him a ‘b m***’

In latest episode of Hotboxing Podcast with Mike Tyson, 53-year-old boxing veteran went on to discuss a lot of things with UFC heavyweight contender Francis Nganu. However, Cor McGregor’s name surprisingly came up in conversation. Mike Tyson went on to analyse Irishman’s performance inside boxing ring against Floyd Maywear from 2017 and claimed that Cor McGregor is a ‘beast’.

Mike Tyson furr justified his statement by explaining how Cor McGregor mand to go 10 rounds against ‘best boxer’ of this generation without even having professional boxing experience. Such praise from Mike Tyson me Cor McGregor post a heart-warming mess on Twitter as he expressed mutual respect towards Mike Tyson.

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Mike Tyson boxing return update

Mike Tyson has alrey anunced his boxing return at of 53 and is planning to perform in a five-round exhibition contest. According to reports, Mike Tyson is going to lock horns against Shann Briggs on his return, although Tyson has also received a lucrative offer of $20 million to compete in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. However, thing has been finalised yet since trilogy bout with Evander Holyfield is also on verge of happening.

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After Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield has also anunced his comeback. former world champion is walking on same path as Mike Tyson since ‘ Real Deal’ is also coming out of retirement in order to raise money for charitable funds. However, Evander Holyfield is yet to name his opponent officially, while trilogy bout with Mike Tyson is being speculated.

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