"Nice bit of rolling around the mat" - Tyson Fury revisits grappling with Nick Diaz as rumors of hybrid-rules fight persist
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Nick Diaz recently posted a bunch of pictures on Instagram of himself and heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury training in the gym. The images appear to be from a grappling session they had in 2021.
Under Diaz's post, 'The Gypsy King' left a comment that read:
"Nice bit of rolling around the mat."
The post is most likely a throwback to their session from 2021. At the time, Diaz was still asking the UFC for a return fight.
The Stockton native eventually got his wish and went toe-to-toe against Robbie Lawler at UFC 266. The fight was a rematch 17 years in the making as the two first competed at UFC 47 in 2004. Their first encounter ended in a vicious knockout win for Diaz.
17 years on Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler are face-to-face once again! Let's go!
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The rematch at UFC 266 was the Stockton native's first fight in over six years. The event did not go to plan for the 38-year-old as he lost the bout via third-round TKO.
In a recent interaction with TMZ Sports, Diaz said that he was looking to return to the octagon by the end of the year and wanted a title shot against Kamaru Usman upon his return.
Watch Nick Diaz and Tyson Fury grapple in the video below:
Talk about Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou's reported hybrid-rules fight increases
Talk of a potential superfight between UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and WBC heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has been doing the rounds in the combat sports world.
The two athletes have expressed interest in fighting each other in a hybrid-rules fight on multiple occasions. One example was after Fury's recent win over Dillian Whyte when Ngannou entered the ring and spoke about competing against 'The Gypsy King'.
At the time, 'The Predator' mentioned that the contest might be fought with MMA gloves, which could favor the Cameroonian, given his immense knockout power.
Fury and Ngannou talk hybrid fight.
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According to the UFC champion, he will be a free agent in early 2023 if a new deal with the UFC isn't agreed. With that in mind, the possibility of Fury vs. Ngannou appears quite real at the moment.
If this superfight gets made, it could possibly turn into one of the biggest combat sports events of all time.