After retiring from MMA, Russian legend Fedor Emelianenko’s desire to compete did not stop when he called Mike Tyson’s name.

When the world boxing village is waiting for great battles, competitions to find the absolute champion of weight classes, “special” matches still seem to find good positions.

This October, Francis Ngannou – former UFC heavyweight champion will have a fight with heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. To prepare for this classic fight, Ngannou turned to the legendary Mike Tyson to search.

But, there is one person who hopes that Mike “Steel” will not just stand in the back seat – Fedor Emelianenko, the Russian MMA legend.

“I watched the Roy Jones Jr vs Mike Tyson fight, it would be fun to fight Mike. He’s a big name, a legend. From the YouTube videos you can see he’s still powerful. and the same speed as before, in a very good state.”

“That would be a great idea, I’m always ready if this fight can happen. I heard Mike Tyson will help Francis Ngannou prepare for the fight with Tyson Fury, so he will be in good shape too . .”

Fedor just had a retirement match at Bellator 290 in January, when he lost by knockout to Ryan Bader in just 2 minutes and 30 seconds. This is also the match that Fedor confirmed to have completely stopped competing on the mixed martial arts floor.

“I’m done with MMA and won’t go back there. I want to challenge myself with Boxing, an arena that will probably be interesting.”

“After the Bader game, I rested a bit. Then I continued to train to recover from my injury to boxing, that’s why I feel quite confident.”

“I am 47 years old this year, but I have been practicing Boxing since I was 23. Half my life I have been associated with Boxing, although most people know me as a wrestler, sambo or judo, as well as in the Sambo – Russian Judo team. , but you also see how good my boxing hands are. Of course, it can’t be as good as Mike Tyson, but it will be interesting to try it out.”

Fedor Emelianenko is 46 years old this year, 11 years younger than Mike Tyson but has never competed in professional boxing. The confrontation between the two legends is worth waiting for when they once led the two Boxing – MMA arenas in their heyday. However, with Mike “Steel” having been performing since 2020, does Fedor’s idea of ​​bringing both of them to the ring really make sense?