Conor Benn insists any UFC fighter ‘can come and get it’ in a bare-knuckle fight, as he sensationally called out Ilia Topuria.
Benn will be back in camp soon, with just over three months left until his rematch against Chris Eubank Jr on November 15 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The two British rivals locked horns in one of the most scintillating fights in recent history in April, with Eubank Jr coming out on top via unanimous decision.
While Benn seeks to settle the score later this year, he appears to have one eye on Topuria.
The Spaniard is the UFC’s No 1 pound-for-pound fighter and has a 9-0 record in the promotion, having beaten the likes of Charles Oliveira, Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway.
‘Whoever of these f***ing UFC fighters want to come over to boxing… dangerous game,’ Benn said, before throwing a flurry of bare-knuckle punches at a heavy bag.
Conor Benn has called out UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria to a bare-knuckle fight
Topuria has a 9-0 record in the UFC and has beaten the likes of Charles Oliveira, Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway
Benn will fight Chris Eubank Jr once again later this year after their rematch was confirmed
He then name-dropped the UFC’s lightweight champion, and said that it would take £10million for him to agree to the crossover.
It is believed that he received an £8m windfall after his defeat by Eubank Jr earlier this year.
Benn continued: ‘Any of these MMA lot that want to come over to boxing – if you fancy some of it, you can come and get it. Nasty. F`***ing bare knuckle, bare knuckle. 10 bar, 10 bar. Sign me up, I’ll fight anybody bare knuckle.
‘Anyone wants to come over from the UFC, I’ve seen a lot of people talk about Ilia Topuria. Ilia, I’ve got these hands, brother.
‘Disrespect us boxers? You’re getting it. Anybody wants this smoke, anybody who wants to come over, no problem.’
Benn then conceded that, while he welcomes a bout in the ring against almost anyone, he would not even think about entering the octagon to test his luck against an MMA fighter.
The 28-year-old added: ‘Listen, I ain’t stupid enough to go in the cage. I would never go in the cage. You won’t catch me getting in the cage.
‘Do you know why? Because then I’d get my a** handed to me. But for them [MMA fighters] to think they can come over and do that to us…that’s a f***ing liberty.’
