Dillian whyte mma

British boxing stalwart and the current WBC interim heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte, who was recently engaged in some verbal heat with former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, has turned his attention to Francis Ngannou and claims to knockout the UFC heavyweight champion in either the Octagon or the squared circle.

Back in April, Hearn had revealed that his company even hosted a press conference featuring the two, but the fight buildup was halted after UFC stepped in and had shut down the tapings. Ngannou himself recently revealed his interest to become a pugilist and nodded to fight Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, but Whyte wants to reignite the tussle, be it boxing or MMA.

I know some other boxers want to fight an MMA guy. I believe I can beat him in both styles. I can beat him in MMA and in boxing. Afterwards he ran to his boss Dana White, pleading to get it pulled. He was terrified of actually fighting me after he had a meltdown on air. Purchase the UFC merch here.

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All rights reserved. Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Whyte has proven his own striking skills on the kickboxing circuit, training alongside the likes of Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, and he mocked footage of Fury's MMA sessions. I'm free to fight so let's have a real fight," said Whyte, who won kickboxing titles before taking up boxing. If this guy did this to you, what do you think I would do? He says 'I'm a fighting man, I'll fight you anywhere. You have run away from fighting me time and again in a boxing ring.

You will never fight in a cage but if you want to, let's do it. It was like my son messing about in the house. My son actually throws better combinations than him in MMA.

I'll come in there to knock him out, whether it's in MMA or boxing. The guy knows for a fact. To be a UFC heavyweight champion is no easy task, but there's levels. A post shared by Dillian Whyte dillianwhyte.

Obviously, he's a big, strong guy and that's all he relies on. He can't box to save his life. I will deal with him easily. If I fought him, I'd knock him out in the first round. He is a big, strong guy and a lot of big, strong guys are like that.