Conor McGregor has added his backing to Mike Tyson's comeback fight against Roy Jones Jr. Tyson is coming out of retirement at the age of 54 to take on 51-year-old Jones Jr in Los Angeles later this month.
The ring legends will meet in a so-called exhibition fight over eight two-minute rounds at the Staples Center. Concerns have been raised over the health of both men which have been quickly dismissed.
And McGregor appears to be behind Tyson's bid to alert a new generation to his talents. The former two-weight UFC world champion tweeted "Hear, hear" in response to Tyson claiming he had been awakened by the "gods of war". "Old guys, that word don’t even make sense," Tyson said. "Old?
Read more on mirror.co.uk