Former GLORY Kickboxing tournament victor, Tyrone Spong has revealed this week that talks had previously been held regarding a potential move to the UFC — before he elected to explore other options in both boxing and professional kickboxing.
Spong, a former tournament winner with GLORY Kickboxing, had also captured WBC and WBO Latino heavyweight world championships in boxing. And was even scheduled to fight former undisputed world champion, Oleksandr Usyk back in 2019.
Returning to combat later this summer, Spong, who has featured thrice in professional mixed martial arts, will take on Octagon alum, Sam Alvey at a Karate Combat event in Dubai this weekend.