Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou: Dana White doesn't like the idea of crossover fights

Dana White shut down ‘silly’ talk of Tyson Fury fighting Francis Ngannou as ‘we know how this story ends’.

The UFC and boxing heavyweight champions have gone back and forth on social media in recent years that has seen the pair call each other out.

After knocking out Dillian Whyte in front of 94,000 at Wembley, Fury, 33, brought Ngannou, 35, into the ring during his postfight interview to tease a blockbuster mega-fight.

But White doesn’t like the idea of the two biggest stars in their respective sports colliding in a crossover bout.

He told TMZ: “Nobody is beating my door down for this fight.

“And I love Tyson Fury, I’m friends with Tyson. He’s one of the greatest boxers of all time.

“One of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time going in against one of my MMA guys. We saw this movie before. We know how this story ends.

“Boxing is a massive advantage for Tyson Fury. Ngannou just fought Ciryl Gane and wrestled him. If you know anything about fighting, it’s a silly conversation.

“The thing was, the Conor-Floyd thing took on a life of its own. I mean, everywhere I went that’s all people were asking me about.

“All the media was talking about it, fans wanted to see it. It got to a point where fans wanted to see that fight and the media wanted to see that fight, and you know me. People aren’t knocking our door down for this fight.”

Ngannou’s current deal with the UFC is reportedly set to expire at the end of the year.

However, he insists that he will not sign a new contract unless Fury is also mentioned in the conversation.

He said on The MMA Hour podcast: “The Tyson Fury fight has to be part of the discussion.

That’s not an option. It has to be part of the discussion because if that’s not part of the discussion,