One of MMA’s biggest critics could be about to jump inside the cage himself.
Big-mouth heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury revealed talks are underway for him to make his mixed martial arts debut with Bellator.
Serious talks are underway with @ScottCoker to make my #MMA debut in @BellatorMMA
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) April 1, 2015
Fury’s comments, made on Twitter, could easily be construed as deliberate trolling on April Fools’ Day – particularly considering he’s shot his mouth off about MMA and the UFC regularly in the past.
Hell, he was at it even as recently as yesterday…
Really thinking about having a mma fight, just to show u all how easy it would be for me,
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) March 31, 2015
MMA journalist Josh Gross confirmed that Bellator President Scott Coker was in talks with Fury and was waiting to see “how serious” he is about the prospect of entering the Octagon.
So we’ll find out sooner or later whether or not he’s for real.
Asked @ScottCoker about @Tyson_Fury. He confirmed they're talking. Coker said he's waiting to hear back. "Let's see how serious Fury is."
— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) April 1, 2015
If he is, tactics like this aren’t going to work, that’s for sure…
