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Fresh off his sensational one punch knockout victory over Corey Anderson<\/a> in last night’s UFC Fight Night 107 main event. Perennial light heavyweight contender Jimi Manuwa issued a challenge to former boxing heavyweight champion David Haye.<\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>“I want the winner out of DC and Rumble.” Manuwa stated. “It is time for a title shot now! I want the winner of DC and Rumble Johnson.”<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He continued:<\/p>\n<p><em>“And listen one more thing. David Haye, Let’s do this!”<\/em><\/p>\n<p>UFC commentator Dan Hardy went on to ask Manuwa what he would prefer first David Haye or a UFC title shot.<\/p>\n<p><em>“Yea 100% (I want the UFC title shot first). That is what I work for. That is what I go to training everyday for. When I first started mixed martial arts that is all I wanted was the title and that is what I am working for. I believe that is going to be my next fight!”<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jimi Manuwa has now won two fights in a row, both via knockout, as he had previously turned out the lights on Ovince Saint Preux this past October.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, \u201cThe Poster Boy\u201d has gone 3-2 in his past five contests overall, suffering knockout losses to Anthony Johnson and Alexander Gustafsson in that time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gustafsson-beats-manuwa-png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gustafsson-beats-manuwa-png.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gustafsson-beats-manuwa-png-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gustafsson-beats-manuwa-png-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former boxing heavyweight champion David Haye is coming off a TKO loss to Tony Bellew which occurred earlier this month in London.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the setback, the 36-year-old boxer was on a three-fight win streak which included a TKO victory over Dereck Chisora that earned him the WBO International heavyweight title.<\/p>\n<p>At the UFC Fight Night 107 post-fight press conference, Jimi Manuwa stated that he would like to fight David Haye on the undercard of the anticipated Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor super fight.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of Jimi Manuwa’s challenge to David Haye? 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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>“I want the winner out of DC and Rumble.” Manuwa stated. “It is time for a title shot now! I want the winner of DC and Rumble Johnson.”<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He continued:<\/p>\n<p><em>“And listen one more thing. David Haye, Let’s do this!”<\/em><\/p>\n<p>UFC commentator Dan Hardy went on to ask Manuwa what he would prefer first David Haye or a UFC title shot.<\/p>\n<p><em>“Yea 100% (I want the UFC title shot first). That is what I work for. That is what I go to training everyday for. When I first started mixed martial arts that is all I wanted was the title and that is what I am working for. I believe that is going to be my next fight!”<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jimi Manuwa has now won two fights in a row, both via knockout, as he had previously turned out the lights on Ovince Saint Preux this past October.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, \u201cThe Poster Boy\u201d has gone 3-2 in his past five contests overall, suffering knockout losses to Anthony Johnson and Alexander Gustafsson in that time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gustafsson-beats-manuwa-png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gustafsson-beats-manuwa-png.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gustafsson-beats-manuwa-png-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gustafsson-beats-manuwa-png-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former boxing heavyweight champion David Haye is coming off a TKO loss to Tony Bellew which occurred earlier this month in London.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the setback, the 36-year-old boxer was on a three-fight win streak which included a TKO victory over Dereck Chisora that earned him the WBO International heavyweight title.<\/p>\n<p>At the UFC Fight Night 107 post-fight press conference, Jimi Manuwa stated that he would like to fight David Haye on the undercard of the anticipated Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor super fight.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of Jimi Manuwa’s challenge to David Haye? 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