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Mike Tyson has claimed that Francis Ngannou's recent $600,000 UFC purse would have only covered his training expenses during his heavyweight career.

Ngannou is currently embroiled in a contract stand-off with the UFC over issues such as his financial reward and his inability to pursue lucrative opportunities in the boxing ring. He recently defended his UFC heavyweight title against Cyril Gane, earning a guaranteed purse of around $600,000.

However, Tyson has now made a cheeky claim during a conversation with UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya on his HotBoxin' podcast. Adesanya said: "Shout out to my boy, my big brother Francis, he kicked the door down and said 'Look, this is what's happening.

"They're paying me this much and I'm this guy.' He put it all out there. Mike, imagine at the height of your career, you're fighting and you're getting paid the equivalent of $600k to fight. That would be atrocious."

To which Tyson swiftly replied: "Listen, that'd be my training expenses. That's my training expenses. People would pay me to do commercials and stuff and I would make sure they paid me in advance but I might not show up or something." Adesanya later clarified his stance did not reflect his own personal situation.

"The guys who are making their debut they should be able to just get paid, and then not have to work at all during their training camp," Adesanya continued. "Because a lot of fighters do. They work. Imagine having a second job. Get paid, pay