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Bellator 148’s Raphael Butler Recalls Near-Miss Matchup with Tyson Fury

Before he upset Wladimir Klitschko late last year, heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury was apparently in discussion with Bellator MMA President Scott Coker to take a fight with the California-based promotion.

While that notion seems far-fetched now, as Fury is likely to take a rematch with Klitschko at some point in 2016, there is one heavyweight on the Bellator roster who believes he has some unfinished business with the outspoken Brit.

“I would love to fight Tyson Fury. It would be a long time coming because when I was boxing, the name Tyson Fury came up to me as a possible fight,” Raphael Butler told Sherdog.