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Fury Begins MMA Training Hoping to Make Debut Soon


Sun 17 Nov 2019 | 12:45 AM
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Combat sports has produced some pretty great crossovers over the years, but heavyweight boxing king Tyson Fury is willing to make a jump in mixed martial arts as he has been currently seen training over the past couple of days.

Fury, who is arguably the most popular name in boxing today, has really started to take over the fight game after coming back from a break in June 2018, due to his addiction problems.

The English brawler has not only captured four dominant wins since then, but he fought current WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder to a draw last December in one of the best fights in recent memory. Fury, who is a true entertainer, also made a recent crossover into professional wrestling at WWE’s Crown Jewel.

While Fury is likely to stick to boxing for the time being as he is currently training for his super mega-fight with Wilder, “Gypsy King” is still set some time aside to work on his MMA skills. After showcasing his elbow game alongside UFC middleweight Darren Till, Fury is now looking to schedule a few training sessions with combat superstar Conor McGregor.

“I think Conor is an absolutely fantastic fighting man. He has offered to train me if I ever want to go into MMA,” Fury told. “What better trainer could I have than the Notorious Conor McGregor? I’m looking forward to coming to train with Conor. We’re going to get it all planned in and I should be over in Dublin quite soon.

“I’ll definitely be coming over for a training session, that is for sure. I have been MMA training in the last week with Darren Till in Liverpool,” Fury continued. “I really enjoy the new challenge. I don’t know where or when [I’ll move into MMA] because after I finish my boxing career I fancy my hand at MMA as well.”