Tyson Fury News
Chael Sonnen believes Dana White likely felt “betrayed” by Francis Ngannou stepping in the ring with Tyson Fury
Harry Kettle - April 26, 2022
MMA analyst Chael Sonnen believes Dana White may have felt betrayed by Francis Ngannou appearing in the ring with Tyson Fury on Saturday night. Over the weekend, one of the biggest combat sports events of the year went down at Wembley Stadium in London, England. A crowd of over 94,000 people were in attendance to see Tyson Fury defend The Ring and WBC heavyweight titles against Dillian Whyte and in the end, ‘The Gypsy King’ made it look easy before securing a sixth-round knockout win over his rival.
Francis Ngannou confirms re-signing with UFC is a possibility, but not without Tyson Fury fight: "It's not an option"
Josh Evanoff - April 25, 2022
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has left the door open to return to the promotion. However, it’s not without a price. ‘The Predator’ was last seen in action at UFC 270 in January of this year. Ngannou captured a unanimous decision victory over his former training partner Ciryl Gane, retaining his title. Following the bout, he confirmed that he was unlikely to return to the UFC.
Dillian Whyte wants a rematch with “dirty” Tyson Fury: “Terrible job from the referee”
Susan Cox - April 25, 2022
Dillian Whyte is saying he would like a rematch with Tyson Fury. Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title with a perfect right uppercut after six one-sided rounds against Dillian Whyte in front of a record 94,000 crowd at Wembley.
Tyson Fury shoots down fighting the winner of Usyk-Joshua 2, expresses interest in exhibition bout with Francis Ngannou
Chris Taylor - April 23, 2022
Tyson Fury has no desire of fighting the winner of Usyk-Joshua 2, but has instead expressed interest in a exhibition bout with Francis Ngannou. Fury (32-0-1 Boxing) successfully defended his WBC and The Ring Heavyweight Titles earlier this afternoon in London, scoring a sixth round TKO victory over Dillian Whyte (see that here).
MMA fighters react after Tyson Fury KO's Dillian Whyte
Christopher Taylor - April 23, 2022
Tyson Fury put his WBC and The Ring Heavyweight Titles on the line this afternoon when he squared off with Dillian Whyte. The highly anticipated contest took place at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
Tyson Fury KO's Dillian Whyte (Video)
Chris Taylor - April 23, 2022
Tyson Fury will put his WBC and The Ring Heavyweight Titles on the line this afternoon when he squares off with Dillian Whyte. The highly anticipated contest, which is expected to start around 5pm EST, takes place at Wembley Stadium in London.
Tyson Fury confirms Saturday’s fight against Dillian Whyte is his "final farewell": "I’ve got nothing to prove to anybody"
Cole Shelton - April 20, 2022
Tyson Fury is sticking to his word that Saturday will be the final time he steps into the ring as a professional boxer. Fury is set to defend his WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles in the main event of a sold-out Wembley Stadium in England against fellow Brit Dillian Whyte. It’s not the Anthony Joshua megafight many fans wanted to see but the hope was that fight would happen next.
Francis Ngannou says he'd fight Tyson Fury in a phone booth
Andrew Whitelaw - April 1, 2022
Francis Ngannou is determined to fight Tyson Fury and he doesn’t care how, when or where it gets done. The UFC heavyweight champion is currently set to be sidelined for several months following knee surgery. The Cameroonian has frequently spoken of his desire to compete in boxing. Having been linked to fighting ‘The Gypsy King’ many times in the passed, Ngannou maintains that the fight will be going down at some point.
Tyson Fury admits banter with Conor McGregor was a bit of a publicity stunt: “Only beef we would have is me eating him in a beef sandwich”
Susan Cox - March 4, 2022
Tyson Fury is admitting that the banter between himself and Conor McGregor was a bit of a publicity stunt. Tyson Fury (31-0 MMA) is set to fight Dillian Whyte (28-2 MMA) at Wembley Stadium in London, England on Saturday, April 23, 2022.
Dana White says "it's a really bad idea" for Francis Ngannou to box Tyson Fury
Cole Shelton - March 3, 2022
Dana White doesn’t think Francis Ngannou has much of a chance if he boxes Tyson Fury. For quite some time now, Ngannou and Fury have been talking about fighting one another. With the UFC heavyweight champion also in contract negotiation, he has made it clear he wants to box and Fury would be his dream opponent.
Despite Tyson Fury's retirement proclamation, he still intends to fight Francis Ngannou in 2023: "I'll be ready to do crossover fights"
Josh Evanoff - March 2, 2022
Tyson Fury recently noted that he’s going to retire from boxing after his fight with Dillian Whyte. ‘The Gyspy King’ is now deciding to clarify that stance a little bit. He’s still looking for a crossover bout with Francis Ngannou. The WBC heavyweight champion is set to face ‘The Body Snatcher’ next month in Wembley Stadium. At yesterday’s inaugural press conference for the event, Tyson Fury said that he’s going to retire post-fight. He explained that he’s got enough money and that he’s only getting older.
Tyson Fury announces he will retire after Dillian Whyte fight
Cole Shelton - March 1, 2022
Tyson Fury says he will retire following his fight against Dillian Whyte. Fury is set to defend his WBC and The Rings heavyweight titles against Whyte on April 23 in the UK. Many expected this to be a tune-up fight for a title unification bout against the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua. However, in the media scrum after his press conference to hype the Whyte fight, he announced this will be his final fight.
Tyson Fury fires back at “bully” Conor McGregor following “bottled it” jab
Christopher Taylor - February 13, 2022
Tyson Fury has fired back at “bully” Conor McGregor after the Irishman targeted him in a recent Twitter post. Fury, a two-time world heavyweight champion, who has held the WBC and The Ring magazine titles since defeating Deontay Wilder in 2020, complimented former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in a post earlier this month (see below).
Michael Bisping shares his thoughts on a potential super fight between Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury
Susan Cox - January 31, 2022
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has shared his thoughts on a potential Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury super fight. It appears that both Fury and Ngannou are in agreement that they want to meet in the boxing ring in 2022.
Sean Strickland suggests special rules to set “the middle ground” for a potential Francis Ngannou vs Tyson Fury fight
Cole Shelton - January 26, 2022
Sean Strickland has an idea on how to level the playing field for Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury. In the lead-up to UFC 270, which served as Ngannou’s first heavyweight title defense, it was made clear he was not happy with his contract and if he lost, he would be a free agent. Yet, the champ ended up being Ciryl Gane by decision and now, he has talked about wanting to box Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder made 25x more than all of the UFC 270 fighters combined
Susan Cox - January 24, 2022
It has long been rumoured and commented on by UFC fighters that money, or lack thereof is an issue in the UFC. Dana White, UFC President has defended the monetary issues and feels that fighters get paid according to their performance and draw power.
Dana White reacts to Tyson Fury's callout of UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou
Chris Taylor - January 15, 2022
Dana White has shared his thoughts on Tyson Fury’s callout of reigning UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Tyson Fury, a two-time world heavyweight champion, who has held the WBC and The Ring magazine titles since defeating Deontay Wilder in 2020, recently took to Twitter to callout the UFC’s heavyweight champion in Ngannou.
Sean O’Malley admits Francis Ngannou is “big and terrifying” but doesn’t fancy his chances against Tyson Fury
Harry Kettle - January 10, 2022
UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley believes Tyson Fury would have enough to beat Francis Ngannou in a boxing match. While many fans are excited about Francis Ngannou vs Ciryl Gane at UFC 270, others are concerned about what the future holds for “The Predator” after this bout. It’s no secret that Ngannou and the UFC have had some disagreements over his contract and many believe that’s going to continue, regardless of whether or not the champion is able to retain his belt.