Tyson Fury ignored Conor McGregor's advice by accepting Oleksandr Usyk rematch
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Tyson Fury ignored former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor's advice after the Irishman insisted the Brit should not take up a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. Both Fury and Usyk went toe-to-toe earlier this year and in an epic back-and-forth encounter in Riyadh, the Brit had control of proceedings early on in the heavyweight dust-up. That said, the key moment in the fight came just past the midway point when the Ukrainian nearly stopped 'The Gypsy King'. With only the ropes keeping him up, Fury was lucky to survive the round.
However, he failed to regain any sort of moment as the Ukrainian went on to win via split decision. Usyk is the favourite with the bookmakers to beat Fury again after he became the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999 by beating the Brit in May. Fury felt he won the bout with one judge scoring it 114-113 in his favour, but the other judges gave it 115-112 and 114-113 to Usyk.
Following the contest in Saudi Arabia, the pair were quick to agree a rematch - which is scheduled to take place on Saturday night. One man who was hoping to see Fury take a different fight was McGregor - an MMA icon. Writing on Instagram following the first clash, McGregor said: “A mad hiding! What next, who knows. Usyk is incredible. He has beat both soundly. Whatever moves towards Tyson AJ I am for. If Fury wishes to go a second try at the wheel, AJ had two attempts so why not. Tall ask. Not impossible also. If not, AJ Usyk III last hoorah, and then win lose or draw go Tyson AJ”. He added: “What a time to be alive thank you to the fighting gods and to God.”.
