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With Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor slated to happen Aug. 26 in Las Vegas, there has been no shortage of boxers and MMA fighters looking to do a crossover fight in hopes of cashing in on a big payday.
Chief among them is UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, whose campaign to face rising boxing star Anthony Joshua hit another gear well before Mayweather-McGregor was announced.
Last week after Mayweather-McGregor became official, the International Business Times ran a story with the headline:
Anthony Joshua offered chance to fight on Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather undercard
It was accompanied by a photo of Miocic, which caught the English champion’s attention, though not in a way Miocic would prefer:
It took more than a few days, but Miocic had a response today on Twitter:
Both fighters’ stocks are high right now. Miocic (17-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC) is on a five-fight winning streak after his second title defense via first-round TKO over Junior Dos Santos last month at UFC 211. Joshua (19-0 boxing) has won all of his fights by knockout or TKO, the most recent coming in a thrilling April bout against Wladimir Klitchko in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium.
Both can stake claim as the current “baddest man on the planet” as heavyweight champions in their respective sports. But is a crossover fight to settle who’s undisputed really necessary?
Nothing seems out of the realm of possibility anymore.
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