MMA and Boxing have always had a crossover approach, despite the enormously different rule and skills.
The two sports will now collide with UFC President Dana White who officially boxes come in through the collaboration of him and TKO with Turki Alalshikh.
This huge move for boxing could see White the forces in the future, such as Canelo Alvarez, together with the potential opportunity to see UFC hunters stepping into the ring.
Long before this game was created, one of the greatest of all time looked to seduce a huge boxer to the other side when they shared a short meeting.
Demetrious Johnson may have disputed the unbeaten claim of Jon Jones, but if you are going to learn MMA, you would have trouble finding a better person to absorb knowledge of then 'bones'.
Jon Jones tells Gervonta Davis that he will train him personally in MMA
In a video posted on social media, Jon Jones tried to convince the boxer Gervonta Davis to enter the cage at a certain moment in his career.
The controversial knockoutist who ended 28 of his 30 victories through Knockout recently suffered the first blemish on his album when Davis vs Lamont Roach JR ended in a draw.
We have seen Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz through the ropes lately, but boxers who compete in MMA is much less common, apart from some remarkable exceptions such as Claressa Shields and James Toney.
The moment he crossed paths with the heavyweight champion of the UFC, 'tank' was 28 years old, of which Jones said he was more than enough time to think about competing in MMA.
Jones did not only say that he thinks Davis would do well in the sport, he offered to show him personally.
'When are we going to get you in the cage? I'll teach you myself man. I will teach you how to grab, jiu-jitsu, all that. Struggling a little. It will be easy for you, Bro, it will be easy for you. Those hands are no problems with you there
Although Davis has not connected anything on the spot, with many huge boxing collisions that are still in the photo for him, he showed an interest in testing himself in another arena.
“Let's do it. I'm willing to do it.”
Sean O'Malley called for a super fight with Gervonta Davis
During his reign as the Bantamweight champion of the UFC, Sean O'Malley tried to put together a crossover battle between MMA and Boxing.
'Suga' spoke about the prospect of being confronted with a big name such as Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney or Gervonta Davis before he again focused his attention on the Octagon.
Although it still seems unlikely at the moment, in which Dana White is heavily involved in boxing, it would open a door for this kind of special attraction when the right fight comes at the right time.
Oleksandr Usyk called Alex Pereira as one of the opponents he stands for before he retires, but that may have changed after UFC 313.
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