Recently, WBC heavyweight (over 91 kg) world boxing champion Tyson Fury fought against UFC heavyweight (120 kg) champion Nagaano.
Fury posted a poster of his own matchup with Nagano on social media, with the caption: "Who wants to see me and this beast fight a duel with UFC boxing suits." Nagano then responded: With boxing gloves, what about the MMA rules? I can do you a favor with this.
Fury social media
Fury then said, "You want to come to my world and see me and Wilder's boxing match." I can guarantee knocking you down and making you pay the highest price! Think about it. Finally, Nagano said, "After I've dealt with January's affairs, I'll fight you according to any special rules you want." ”
The two exchanged words on social media, which immediately aroused the great interest of martial arts fans, and many people believed that the strongest battle between them was expected to take shape. Nagano has been very aggressive in recent years, having won five straight wins at the UFC since November 2018, all through (T)KO. In March last year, he killed Miocci in the second round and successfully won the UFC heavyweight gold belt, becoming the strongest man in the world!
Although Nagaano is in a strong position and in a hot state, the UFC does not seem to attach importance to him, and Nagano also has a very unpleasant quarrel with President Bai Dana due to various problems such as salary. On January 23, Beijing time, Nagano will usher in the first defensive battle against the undefeated fierce geen. It was also reported that Nagano wanted to develop in boxing in the future, and he may really have to carry out this plan after the battle with Gain.
Nagano (left) and Gain (right)
After Returning to boxing in 2018, Fury remained in very good shape, and his three encounters with "Bronze Bomber" Wild were even more intense. In a battle in December 2018, the two played a full 12 rounds, which ended in a draw. In February 2020, Fury met Wilder again, this time successfully winning the WBC Heavyweight Championship title with Wilder TKO in the seventh round.
In October last year, Furi koed Wild again and won three battles. After this war, Fury is also regarded as a figure who can unify the heavyweight boxing world, but with the WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight world boxing king Joshua defeated by Usik, and Usik will most likely fight with Joshua first, or conduct a regular defense battle, so Fury's road to unification still needs to wait for a while.
In recent years, although the MMA sport has developed rapidly and has the momentum of catching up with boxing, in terms of commercial value, Furi is still much higher than Nagaano. Therefore, this time Furi took the initiative to fight, Nagano naturally did not resign too much, and then it was up to the two to negotiate on the rules.
Furi (left) Nagano (right)
However, the most important thing for Nagano at present is the UFC championship defense battle in January, this time the opponent Gain is not inferior to him, and it is also very delicate in technology, so many martial fans think that Nagano is still more dangerous. Next, if Jonagano successfully defends his title, the match between him and Furi will have a greater chance of forming. Guys, if under the rules of boxing, Nagano vs Furi, who do you think will win?