Tyson Fury receives public challenge from UFC president Dana White after Jon Jones spat
UFC president Dana White is ready to make a fight between Tyson Fury and Jon Jones.
‘The Gypsy King’ recently got fans excited about a potential crossover fight with Jones when he blasted Joe Rogan for publicly predicting the UFC heavyweight champion would beat him in a no holds barred bout.
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‘Bones’ invited the WBC heavyweight titleholder to test himself in MMA, but Fury has distanced himself from talk about fighting in the UFC and turned his attention to Anthony Joshua.
Despite the 34-year-old Englishman being uninterested in joining the UFC, White still wants to make Jones vs Fury and has sent a public offer to the boxing superstar.
White said post-fight at UFC Vegas 74 on Saturday night: “I like Tyson Fury. I have a great relationship with Tyson Fury. But there’s this debate right now about the baddest man on the planet, right?
“Jon Jones is the baddest man on the planet. There’s no doubt about it. If you want to discuss another possible baddest man on the planet, it would be Tyson Fury in a boxing [ring], and we all know that if Jon Jones boxes Tyson Fury, Tyson Fury wins.
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"All these boxing guys want to talk about this, and they want to keep it in the ring.
“I’m telling Tyson Fury, whom I respect very much, if you really want to find out who the baddest man on the planet is, I will make that fight. I will make Jon Jones vs Tyson Fury in the Octagon.”
The UFC boss, who is usually opposed to crossover fights, famously helped make Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor – a boxing match that saw both men walk away with $100m+ paydays.
White believes he can pay Fury what he wants for his MMA debut.
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He added: "We figured out how to pay Floyd [Mayweather] and figure out how to pay you to Tyson. So, the offer is out there if you want to do it in the UFC.
“I know he was messing around with MMA for a little while there. Let’s do it.
“Let’s answer the question. But these guys aren’t boxing him. You want the title of baddest man on the planet? Let’s do it. I’m in.
“We could all talk about this forever. There’s only one way to find out. Let’s do it. I’m willing to do it. Tyson can call me himself. He has my number.”
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