Published 14:50 IST, January 4th 2020

When Mike Tyson conducted a cage fight in the United Kingdom as a referee

Mike Tyson once acted as a referee for a cage fight back in 2009. Watch how Mike Tyson conducted the MMA fight just one year after his retirement from boxing.

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Mike Tyson ( bdest man on planet) stunned combat sports universe when he assumed  role of an MMA referee back in 2006. youngest boxer to claim heavyweight world title retired from sport of boxing in 2005. doubt, a major portion of boxing universe felt upset as y h to bid goodbye to Mike Tyson. However,  former world champion remained active with combat sports even after his retirement. It all began with him conducting an MMA fight for World C Fighting Championship.

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MMA: Mike Tyson conducted a c fight in 2006

boxing veteran dully accepted offer and decided to step up as a referee for a c fight where fighters from all over globe were participating. Mike Tyson was in charge of  bout that took place at Manchester Evening News Arena with Spaniard Diego Gonzalez going against a 20-year-old Terry Etim. Terry Etim went on to compete at UFC but his glorious night arrived much earlier. He went on to submit Gonzalez with a triangle choke within one minute of bout. It was a great night for Terry Etim as he won fight in front of Mike Tyson, referee. Take a look at fight.

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53-year-old boxing veteran is still highly active in combat sports universe. He keeps indulging UFC fighters and boxers in his podcast. A few days back, Mike Tyson was even spotted doing a little training session with UFC Heavyweight contender Francis Nganu. A boxing crossover between Tyson Fury and Francis Nganu was in talks and Mike Tyson wasted time in delivering his opinion to ‘ Predator’. Mike Tyson passed his skills of boxing to Francis Nganu and vised him to go with short-range punches. It's an inevitable way to defeat Tyson Fury if y ever square-off inside a ring.

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14:50 IST, January 4th 2020