Published 14:52 IST, November 14th 2019
UFC: Tyson Fury hits back at President Dana White, says he would "smash" him
Former heavyweight champion has not taken kindly to UFC President Dana White advised Fury to stick to boxing rather than consider moving to Mixed Martial Arts
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Boxer Tyson Fury is fuming and with good reason. The former heavyweight champion has not taken kindly to UFC president Dana White advising Fury to stick to boxing rather than consider moving to Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Tyson Fury’s reaction was to offer to smash Dana White for his unsolicited advice. Fury, who is gearing to return to the ring and is expected to face Deontay Wilder in a match in February, has been experimenting with different sports recently.
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Tyson Fury trained with UFC middleweight Darren Till and even appeared on WWE to fight Braun Strowman. Fury also claimed he had spoken to Conor McGregor about training alongside him. White told a sports network that he considered Fury to be one of the best in the business and had several MMA fighters ready and eager to take him on. However, he added that Fury has a lot of potential, and if marketed in the right way, he could make heavyweight history with some epic matches. Dana White expressed an inability to understand why Tyson Fury would prefer to be part of MMA and get smashed rather than rule the boxing world. He said that Fury could become one of the greats.
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Fury said that he heard about White’s comments only when his father mentioned it. Fury was talking to the media at his book signing in London on Wednesday. He even added that White was free to have his opinion and that it did not bother him. Fury also offered to smash White for free. Fury said that he might get beat at a lot of things, but he did not care.
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11:34 IST, November 14th 2019