TYSON FURY says he may make his MMA debut later this year and revealed he is planning to train with Conor McGregor.
‘The Gypsy King’ is set to make his WWE debut later this month as he takes on Braun Strowman at the Crown Jewel PPV in Saudi Arabia.
And the undefeated heavyweight ace revealed that he plans on making the switch to mixed martial arts – and is receiving some help from ‘The Notorious’.
Fury was speaking at the NFL match between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals at Wembley when he told Sky Sports: “I have got something big coming up after this, even bigger than this.
“We might see Tyson Fury have his MMA debut this year. Tyson Fury is taking over.
“I have been speaking to Conor about it. He’s willing to train me. It’s gonna be good.
“He said any time you’re ready and you get the time lets go. Come over to Dublin and we’ll start training.
“So I can’t wait, I’m going to take him up on the offer and we’re going to get on it.”
McGregor announced earlier this week that he would be making his long awaited comeback in the UFC on January 18th 2020.
And Fury reckons the two could form a mouth watering double bill.
He said: “Who knows? We might be on a double header, the Gypsy King and Conor McGregor.”
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Fury earlier this week said he would welcome McGregor following his lead into the WWE and believes the two could form ‘a tag-team dream team’.
But McGregor has laid out an ambitious plan for the rest of next year that would see him fight THREE times next year.
However UFC President Dana White cast some doubt over the Dubliner’s return to the Octagon when he revealed that no deals were close to being signed.