Published 18:40 IST, February 18th 2020

Wilder vs Fury 2: Here's who the UFC world has picked to win the mega fight

Wilder vs Fury: The Heavyweight rematch between WBC champion Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury is expected to be a thriller. It'll take place on February 22.

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Heavyweight rematch between WBC champion Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury (Wilder vs Fury 2) is expected to be a thriller. It'll take place on February 22 and it’s hard to predict how fight is going to end. That said, UFC fighters and WWE superstars have clearly me ir predictions for Wilder vs Fury fight.

To everyone’s surprise, most of combat sports community believes that Tyson Fury would be handing Deontay Wilder his first-ever loss in professional boxing. BT Sport Boxing conducted a survey where y asked various celebrity fighters to take ir pick for Wilder vs Fury 2. results of survey left everyone stunned.

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Wilder vs Fury: Most of UFC fighters picked up Tyson Fury over Deontay Wilder

During survey, multiple boxers, WWE superstars and UFC fighters were asked to pick ir favourite boxer between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. By end of video, scoreboard showed 10 picks for Tyson Fury while WBC Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder was picked just once.

UFC president Dana White took a diplomatic stance by t picking a favourite for Wilder vs Fury match. He stated that it’s hard to predict result of such a massive fight. However, Cor McGregor (UFC superstar), Triple H (WWE Superstar), Anthony Joshua (WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight champion), Frank Warren (boxing promoter), Paul Malignaggi (retired boxer) and Mike Tyson (retired boxer) clearly took Tyson Fury’s side. At end of video, Deontay Wilder said that he is least bored about all predictions. He is confident of kcking out Tyson Fury on February 22.

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