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“He Will Eat Me Up”: Days After Ugly Joe Rogan-Jon Jones Feud, Tyson Fury Backtracks on Bold Challenge to the UFC Champ

Published 05/30/2023, 5:02 AM EDT

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Tyson Fury still has a problem with Joe Rogan over the Jon Jones remarks. Rogan made the headlines recently after boxing star Tyson Fury called him out over a controversial take. During an episode of JRE, Rogan said Jones would come out on top if Jones and Fury were locked in a room together. His comments did not sit well with ‘The Gypsy King,’ who sent him a profanity-laden response.

Unsurprisingly, Jon Jones entered the scene later, defending Rogan and beefing with Fury. After a brief back and forth on social media, they agreed they would not best each other in each other’s sport. While Fury and Jones may have ceased fire, the undefeated boxer still had a go at Rogan during a public appearance.

Tyson Fury throws shade at Joe Rogan

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In an interview clip that surfaced on Instagram, we can see Tyson Fury have another go at Joe Rogan. The interviewer brought up the Rogan issue, pointing out how Rogan picked Jones over Fury. When the interviewer quoted Rogan on the subject, Fury said, “I’m quoting Joe Rogan. He’s a pr*ck.”

The interviewer then said that while Fury would beat Jones in boxing, he agreed with Rogan that Jones would eat Fury up outside it.

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Fury responded, “I’ll agree with that. He [Jones] will eat me up like a breakfast burrito.” This was a surprising change of stance from considering his very first response to Rogan.

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Meanwhile, UFC president Dana White is open to welcoming Fury to the octagon to help settle this dispute with Jon Jones.

Dana White is open to making Jones vs. Fury

During a recent interview, Dana White said he was open to setting up a UFC fight between Jones and Fury. The UFC head honcho cited making Mayweather vs. McGregor as an example to prove it can be done.

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He said, “If Tyson Fury really wants to fight Jon Jones in the UFC, I will make it happen … Let’s do it. If Tyson is serious, and he wants to do it, listen, I got Floyd Mayweather to fight, and we paid Floyd, we got Floyd the number he wanted. If Tyson Fury is serious, and he wants to fight Jon Jones, let’s start talking.”

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What are your thoughts on Fury fighting Jones in MMA? What do you make of his comments about Joe Rogan? Do you think the pair will ever reconcile? And what chance does Jones have in the ring against Fury?

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Yeswanth Praveen

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Yeswanth Praveen is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports, having written over 500 articles on the sport. With a Master’s degree in English Literature, Yeswanth expertly combines his writing and storytelling skills with his passion for MMA. He was initially drawn to the sport after the intense rivalry between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov captured his attention.
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Rohini Kottu