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UFC: Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou call out boxing star Tyson Fury in MMA-boxing crossover – ‘let’s make it happen’
- UFC heavyweight champion Miocic wants to sing ‘Sweet Caroline in the ring’ with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury
- Contender Ngannou posts photo with hashtag #NgannouFury
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UFC heavyweights Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou have called out boxing's Tyson Fury following his historic win on Sunday.
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Fury, who beat Deontay Wilder via seventh-round TKO to become the new WBC heavyweight champion, had expressed interest in a mixed martial arts bout and was seen training elbows and knees with UFC middleweight Darren Till last year.
Following the win, UFC heavyweight champion Miocic (19-3) immediately took to Twitter, saying: “Congrats Tyson Fury I'd love to sing Sweet Caroline in the ring. Let's do this.”
Miocic, who won in his long-awaited rematch with former double champion Daniel Cormier last August, has stated multiple times in the past that he wanted to do a two-leg combat sports crossover with Briton Fury rather than a Cormier trilogy.
Contender Ngannou (14-3) also shot his shot against the in-demand Fury. The Cameroonian faces Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC on ESPN 8 on March 29 but is open to an MMA-boxing bout in future.
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