Heavyweight contender Derek Chisora is starting to prepare himself for a potential debut in mixed martial arts.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, Chisora is looking to cross over to MMA with a fight for Bellator.
Chisora was scheduled to face former unified cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in May.
The fight was pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic and at the moment there is no concrete date or location for the event.
To avoid sitting on the shelf for too long with a payday, Chisora is looking to test his skills in MMA.
He's already spoken to Bellator MMA president Scott Coker.
"I've told [him] give me your best heavyweight and I will knock his lights out! I'm ready. I said to [manager David Haye] the other day: 'Can you get me in to a cage fight because I'm ready to go'. So I think we're working on that now, an MMA fight. I need it, so my next fight might be MMA or Usyk," Chisora told Sky Sports.
"I love fighting, I don't want to look back when I finish, I want to look back and be happy. So do an MMA fight, finish it quick, jog on and fight Usyk, knock him out then go home and celebrate."
Bellator is on board, says Chisora.
"They said yes, David is working on it now so see what happens," Chisora said.
"I'm hungry, excited, some MMA fighters come to boxing so I want to be the one that goes to MMA, I want to knock some dudes out for fun."
Chisora revealed that he has began training at London Shootfighters MMA gym.
"Every day, serious guys, I enjoy it, it's painful but I enjoy it so I figured 'call David'. Since we don't know when we're boxing, we said let's do it," Chisora said.
