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Published 16:19 IST, October 28th 2019

MMA: Tyson Fury eyes move to MMA, Conor McGregor agrees to train him

Tyson Fury wants to make his MMA debut this year after fighting Braun Strowman in Crown Jewel. He wants Conor McGregor to be the trainer for the MMA universe.

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After making a spectacular debut in WWE Universe, former Heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury reportedly wants to make a move towards MMA this year. The news has come up suddenly and The Gypsy King, who has never lost a fight in his life, wants to make his MMA debut under the training of Conor McGregor. It has created a lot of buzz in the combat sports community. While Fury already has Braun Strowman in the line for WWE Crown Jewel, there are already speculations about his perfect match-up in MMA universe.

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UFC: Tyson Fury in MMA?

According to the Gypsy King, he is already in negotiations with Former UFC Double champ Conor McGregor for training him. Tyson Fury knows that MMA is a whole different world and its pretty much different from boxing but he believes that he can take it over. A few days back, promoter Frank Warren revealed his discomfort about Fury’s movement towards WWE, but The Gypsy King still went ahead with his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Now he wants to move towards MMA and he feels that Conor ‘The Notorious’ McGregor is the perfect man to guide him.

UFC: Conor McGregor’s Response

The double champ has given a green signal and has agreed on training The Gypsy King for his MMA debut. It looks like we are going to see Fury’s MMA debut along with Conor McGregor’s recently announced UFC return. McGregor is undefeated in the featherweight division and he is the first fighter to hold two simultaneous belts in UFC. The Irish superstar has declared his decision through Twitter in which he said ‘Up The Fury, Let's Go’. If things go on as planned, 2020 is surely going to be a big year for Conor McGregor.

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Tyson Fury's’ MMA match-ups?

Well, it is not officially announced whether Fury will mark his MMA debut in UFC or not but it is pretty obvious that UFC is going to be the most preferable with Conor McGregor as the trainer for The Gypsy King. Fury is undoubtedly one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time with a clean record to date. Here are three matchups that can be a total showdown for Fury’s MMA debut.

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11:33 IST, October 28th 2019