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Triller defends ‘very fair’ Belfort matchup, expects Holyfield return vs ‘better-suited’ opponents

If you think you’ve seen the last of 58-year-old Evander Holyfield inside the boxing ring against Vitor Belfort on 9/11, you may be in for a surprise. Triller’s Ryan Kavanaugh, the man behind the said matchup, expects “The Real Deal” to take on more fights.

As Kavanaugh told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s MMA Hour episode, the former undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion was greatly unhappy with the referee stoppage against Belfort.

From there, they plan to find “better-suited” opponents for Holyfield, one of them being former rival Mike Tyson.

“If you talk to Holyfield, what the world perceived happened didn’t happen.