Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping isn’t expecting much from boxer Tyson Fury if he enters the Octagon.
Bisping waded into the “baddest man on the planet” debate on his YouTube channel following UFC president Dana White’s offer to Fury to come to the UFC and prove his worth against UFC heavyweight champ Jon Jones. If the fight happens, says Bisping, Fury has no chance, but he’ll be watching along with the rest of us.
Michael Bisping: Tyson Fury Has “No Chance” Against Jon Jones, But “You Would Buy The PPV”
“I am down to watch it. Come on, let’s go. Who doesn’t want to see that? Tyson Fury vs. Jon Jones in an octagon [Oleksandr] Usyk should be the fight [for Fury], Stipe [Miocic] should be the fight for Jon Jones. But I’m telling you, just as a fan, I would love to see it. I’m intrigued. Fury’s a big guy, he’s a powerful man.
He comes from a fighting family of gypsies. They are tough bastards, simple as that. But in a mixed martial arts contest inside the Octagon with no weapons, he’s not gonna have a bloody chance.
He’s not gonna have a chance in hell. No way.” As for Jon Jones’ immediate future, the freshly crowned UFC heavyweight champ has repeatedly stated that he wants Stipe Miocic, the former title holder at 265 pounds.
Jones earned the heavyweight belt when he finished Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 after dominating the light heavyweight division for much of his career.
Rumored dates for Jones vs Miocic have yet to come to fruition, but Michael Bisping still believes that’s the fight to make.
“[Miocic] will be a real heavyweight test for Jon Jones because Jon moved up to heavyweight, he fought Ciryl Gane, with respect to Ciryl, not the most complete fighter.
There is tougher challenges stylistically for Jon Jones. Again, that’s not an insult to Ciryl Gane. But Stipe Miocic’s been the heavyweight king. Defended the belt three times, is a tremendous wrestler, was able to take D.C. (Daniel Cormier) down, was able to stop D.C.’s takedowns as well a lot of the time. Not saying D.C. didn’t have any success, he knocked him out in the first fight.
[Miocic] would be more competitive and I think the fight would play out on the feet and it would be sensational. But Tyson Fury will get absolutely smoked. I’d want to see it and I guarantee you people right now — if Tyson Fury vs. Jon Jones in the UFC were going down, you would buy the pay-per-view. That would just be ridiculous.”
