Tyson Fury recently announced he’ll be making his return to the ring in 2026.
The previous two-time heavyweight world champion will box Arslanbek Makhmudov in Britain this April.
It’ll be Tyson Fury‘s first fight since he suffered a second consecutive defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024
‘The Gypsy King’ retired within the aftermath of the loss, but nobody expected it to stay as a consequence of his history of creating daring declarations in regards to the end of his legendary boxing profession.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov’s theory on Tyson Fury’s comeback
The primary of Tyson Fury’s five retirements from boxing got here all the best way back in 2013.
Since then, fans have learned to take every little thing the 37-year-old says with a pinch of salt.
Khabib Nurmagomedov couldn’t help but laugh when asked about Fury’s latest comeback.
The UFC Hall of Famer shared his theory on why Fury is returning to the ring once more.
“I believe Tyson Fury has come out [of retirement] five times,” Nurmagomedov said during a media scrum
“Every summer, he retires. I believe before vacation, he announced he was retiring.
“Then I believe he spent all his money and got here back. That is how I feel, but Tyson is a terrific champion.
And I believe he’s coming back against a Dagestani. After all, I’m going to look at this fight.
“It’s at all times fun to look at Tyson Fury.”
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Will Khabib Nurmagomedov ever fight again?
Unlike Tyson Fury, Khabib Nurmagomedov made his retirement decision and stuck to it.
‘The Eagle’ walked away from MMA after choking out Justin Gaethje to unify the lightweight division at UFC 354 in October 2020.
Nurmagomedov was just 32 years old on the time, so fans were hopeful that he’d return to MMA at some point.
Six years later, it’s clear that the 29-0 Russian icon has no real interest in ever fighting again.
Nurmagomedov provided a definitive update amid strong comeback rumors in October 2024.
“There is no such thing as a probability. None. Not even 1 percent. Minus,” he said.
Nurmagomedov added: “When you guys need champions, I’m helping my brothers to turn out to be champions… Now we have Islam [Makhachev] as a champion, we’ve Umar [Nurmagomedov] as the subsequent contender, we’ve Usman [Nurmagomedov] as champion – we’ve loads of champions.
“You guys are never going to miss me because in our team and our gym, we create champions – you guys are at all times going to have champions, don’t worry.”
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