By Edward Chaykovsky

Heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (20-0, 14KOs) always makes things interesting. Fury has challenged the UFC's heavyweight king Cain Velasquez (11-1, 9KOs) to a showdown. Last week Velasquez reclaimed his title with a dominating one-sided decision over Junior Dos Santos. Fury is a fight or two away from landing a fight against one of the Klitschko brothers.

"If the Klitchkos [won't] fight me then I'll go and fight the MMA heavyweight champ, at least he is game. [But he] wouldn't last two rounds," Fury tweeted. "I'm the new baddest man on the planet, I'll smash Cain Velasquez. Let's get it on!"

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Then Fury sent messages directly to Velasquez - asking for a fight in the UFC's cage or a boxing ring.

"I challenge you to fight all in a cage or ring! It could be billed as the man vs midget. Let's get it on! You small stiff idiot."