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Mike Tyson Batters Sparring Partner In A Cage As His Team Tease Potential MMA Fight

Mike Tyson Batters Sparring Partner In A Cage As His Team Tease Potential MMA Fight

Tyson plans to continue his comeback trail in 2021.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Mike Tyson's trainer has dropped a hint that the boxing legend could potentially switch to MMA after sharing footage of him sparring in a cage.

Tyson made his sensational return to boxing last year as he plans to fight again in 2021.

But could the 54-year-old swap the ring for the cage in his next outing?

Well, his coach Rafael Cordeiro has teased fight fans by uploading a clip of Tyson going through his paces inside a cage.

The Brazilian MMA coach posted footage of Tyson battering 28-year-old Mike Russell, accompanied with the caption: "The tiger @miketyson, is in the cage. Watch out!"

The video shows Tyson exchanging punches with Russell as Cordeiro watches on and shouts words of encouragement at Kings MMA in Huntington Beach.

Image: Kings MMA
Image: Kings MMA
Image: Kings MMA
Image: Kings MMA
Image: Kings MMA
Image: Kings MMA

Tyson fought to a draw with fellow American great Roy Jones Jr in an eight-round exhibition bout in Los Angeles.

He looked in tremendous shape as he underwent a remarkable body transformation.

And he insists he'll continue his comeback trail this year.

"Once I announced that I was going to do my exhibition, everybody, all these other athletes all wanted to get involved in some way," he revealed.

"Our first show was a record breaker. Now everybody's interested in being involved with our whole organisation."

Image: PA
Image: PA

Tyson added: "It was interesting. I felt really good, I felt confident.

"I felt that I could do it again."

When asked if he'll lace up the boxing gloves again, 'Iron' Mike replied: "Yeah, absolutely. It'll be better this time."

Featured Image Credit: Mike Tyson/Kings MMA

Topics: Mike Tyson, Boxing News, Boxing, Fight News, UFC, MMA

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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