Bobby Lashley, WWE superstar, was reportedly offered a bareknuckle match with Mike Tyson.
Former WWE Champion is no stranger in combat sports, having competed in mixed martial arts for eight years, racking up a record of 15-2.
Bobby Lashley received a boxing match with bare-knuckles recently
Lashley, who has competed in MMA for eight year, is no stranger to fighting.
According to reports, the ex-WWE champion was offered a fight against Mike Tyson, a great boxer.
The 46-year old claimed that a representative of a prominent bare-knuckle promotion approached him about Iron Mike at Madison Square Garden later in the year.
Fightful Select was told by Lashley that the talks were not formal and more of a "feeling out" process.
Steven Muehlhausen of DAZN reported that the promotion was Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
He tweeted: "Confirmed. Lashley has been approached by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships (BKFC)
"Lashley has spoken with them as Tyson in the past, but money was a stumblingblock then and it isn't now.
"Tyson is back in the gym training with Rafael Cordeiro."
BKFC and Tyson, who both returned to the ring in November 2020, have not commented on the report.
Former Bellator star Lashley is intrigued by the possibility of sharing the ring and Tyson, former undisputed heavyweight champion.
PLAY DREAM TEAM TODAY FOR FREE WITH PS100k IN PRICE MONEYHe isn't frightened of losing the fight, but he said: "I'm an athlete."
"Am I here saying, "Yeah Mike Tyson could go whoop?"
"That would be foolish for me to speak, and it would be disrespectful for my to speak, so I'm not saying this.
He told Inside The Ropes, "I'm just saying I'd take it 100 percent if I could fight Mike Tyson."
"It would have been a great honor to fight Mike Tyson. Take a look at the upside: If I could catch Iron Mike with a punch to the face, I would be the greatest person on the planet.
"I'm in movies and I'm everywhere. I'm the greatest sports star in the world, if that's ever happened."
Tyson, 56 years old, returned to the ring for an exhibition fight with Roy Jones Jr. in November 2020.
Lashley last competed in mixed martial arts six years back - defeating Josh Appelt via second round submission at Bellator 162.
