Wanderlei Silva has reportedly been offered $10M for a potential bare-knuckle fight with Mike Tyson\u2014an opportunity he says he accepted “right away.”<\/p>\n
Tyson, a 53-year-old boxing legend, is plotting a comeback, and is being aggressively courted<\/a> by upstart bare-knuckle organization BKFC. The promotion is reported to have offered Tyson more than $20M to compete sans gloves, and has named Silva as his potential dance partner (should the boxer accept the offer).<\/p>\n “I think a Wanderlei Silva, someone of that nature,” BKFC President David Feldman told MMA Fighting <\/a>when discussing a potential opponent for Tyson. “No matter how old Silva gets, he\u2019s dangerous, and I think that would be an intriguing matchup. Something like that, but I don\u2019t actually have anything in mind right now.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking to Brazilian combat sports outlet TATAME.com<\/a>, Silva claimed that he’s been offered $10M for this potential fight, plus a share of pay-per-view revenue.<\/p>\n In an unsurprising twist, Silva says there was no hesitation to accept this lucrative showdown with the combat sports icon.<\/p>\n Per Tatame Magazine, Wanderlei Silva accepts to face Mike Tyson in BKFC with no gloves. He will make 10 million dollars in that fight.<\/p>\n “They offered that fight to me and I accepted immediately.”<\/p>\n \u2014 Bruno Massami (\u0411\u0440\u0443\u043d\u043e \u041c\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0430\u043c\u0438) (@BrMassami) May 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n