Mike Tyson meets up with Conor McGregor weeks out from Jake Paul fight
While Mike Tyson is preparing for a big money fight against Jake Paul next month, McGregor remains without an opponent or a return date.
Mike Tyson posed for photos with Conor McGregor just weeks out from his eagerly anticipated fight with Jake Paul.
Tyson hasn't fought professionally for nearly 20 years but will take on Paul at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington Texas on November 15.
With his fight a little over a month away, Tyson took time out of his intense training schedule to pose for a picture with McGregor while holding the World title belt of the partly McGregor-owned Bare-Knuckle Fighting Championship.
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Captioning the post on his Instagram, McGregor wrote: "Ladies and gentlemen, Bare Knuckle Mike Tyson! Incredible!"
While 58-year-old Tyson is just weeks away from a mega-money fight, McGregor's future is more uncertain. A comeback fight in 2024 never materialised, and while a return is expected in 2025, The Notorious has suggested that his future may lie outside the UFC when his contract expires in two fights time.
"It'll be 2025," McGregor recently told Ariel Helwani "You know, we'll see."
"My opponent that I had scheduled — [Michael] Chandler — has got matched. We'll see. It is what it is. I just take it on board and just rock on.
"My job is to just go to the gym, be in the gym, be in shape. One thing is for sure, whenever it is and wherever it is, I'll be one hundred percent ready. That's all I can focus on right now.
"I must [get two fights in 2025], I must, I must. It's the promised lands. We'll see."
"I don't even know [what happens when my UFC contract is done]. I think no one in the space knows. I'm the highest generating fighter on planet earth right now, in today's space."
"What happens after this, as I'm a free agent, I'm not so sure."
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