Published 13:55 IST, November 14th 2019
Tyson Fury accepts latest challenge posed by UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic
After Francis Ngannou, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic challenged Tyson Fury for a fight. Tyson Fury opens up about facing Miocic. Know more details.
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British boxer Tyson Fury has been receiving many challenges for heavyweight bouts from UFC ever since he me a decision of heing to MMA and w UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic has also turned his attention towards 'Gypsy King'. After calling out Francis Nganu, Miocic has challenged Fury for a fight and ' Gypsy King' has accepted it. Fury claims that he is interested to fight Miocic once he gets done with his boxing rematch against Deontay Wilder.
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UFC: Stipe Miocic Challenges Tyson Fury
Till news of Tyson Fury’s MMA debut sparked, Stipe Miocic was lined up against former heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier (DC) for ir trilogy fight. Cormier kcked out Miocic in first encounter and claimed heavyweight title but Miocic got his revenge by kcking out DC in ir second encounter at UFC 241. duo was set to fight for third time but Gypsy King’s MMA anuncement diverted Miocic’s interest to him from DC.
A few days ago, Fury posted a video of his MMA training with UFC welterweight contender Darren Till. sensational video took combat sports community by storm and UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic wasted time in calling out ' Gypsy King' through his Twitter handle. If that was t eugh, Croatian claimed that he can outbox Fury in Ariel Helwani’s show.
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UFC: Tyson Fury Is Rey
undefeated boxer has steily accepted Stipe Miocic’s challenge and said that he will fight Miocic, once he gets done with Deontay Wilder. Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder are set to fight for second time in February 2020 and ‘ Gypsy King’ wants to fight Miocic after that. According to Fury, since Miocic has claimed to outbox him, he would love to fight him in a boxing match. UFC-boxing crossover can be huge and it has been proven with Maywear-McGregor bout in past. However, re has never been a heavyweight clash between a UFC heavyweight champion and an undefeated heavyweight boxer. Take a look at both Stipe Miocic and Tyson Fury being at ir best.
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13:45 IST, November 14th 2019