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Apparently UFC president Dana White wasn’t kidding: He really wants to make a fight between Tyson Fury and Jon Jones.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

He knows Jon will screw everything up like he always does, and he's trying to cash out as fast as possible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interesting. Pretty sure this might turn out much like DJ vs Rodtang did: One round JBJ is backing up and being skittish, and in the next Fury's getting ragdolled.

JBJ by GnP

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Fury wasn't having his kneecaps reversed or going to sleep with Bones' bony arms around his throat, or even getting out of bed for this one, for under $100 million.

I don't expect he was driven to ensure it happened in any case.
Having said that, as respecting of Fury as I am for his overcoming mental health problems and reclaiming the heavyweight crown, the third fight with Derek Chisora tells me Fury's career end legacy has only been a money grab.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, no, that's not happening. Fury's just gonna use it for leverage to get a higher purse to fight some fringe top 50 journeyman for way too much money. Great boxer, absolute joke outside of the ring.

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