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Tyson Fury is open to a WWE match with former UFC heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez.
Tyson Fury and Cain Velasquez are both set to compete at WWE’s Crown Jewel event later this month in Saudi Arabia, but not against each other.
Fury, who is widely considered the best heavyweight boxer in the world, will take on WWE’s Braun Strowman while former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will square off against wrestling powerhouse Brock Lesnar, whom he originally beat back in 2010 to win the UFC HW title.
Speaking to MMA Junkie to promote his upcoming match-up with Strowman, Fury said he would also be willing to fight Velasquez in the WWE ring under the right circumstances.
“Yeah, listen. Me and Cain, we’ve got a rivalry going back from when he was UFC heavyweight champion, from a right few years ago,” Fury said. “There was a lot of back and forward on social media back then. And, who knows, maybe that rivalry could spill over into WWE.
“I’d love to fight them all. “I’m a prizefighter. I’ve never ducked a fight in my life, and I’ll fight anybody.”
WWE Crown Jewel takes place later this month, October 31, 2019 at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.