Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder was not surprised that Tyson Fury's negotiations with Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury, who currently holds the WBC title, had tried to finalize an undisputed fight with Usyk, who has the IBF, IBO, WBO, WBA world titles.

The fight was targeted for this past April at Wembley Stadium in London.

After agreeing to the terms for the first fight, they were unable to reach a deal on the financial terms for the rematch. Usyk was willing to take 30% of the monetary split for the first encounter, as long as he received a 70% edge for the second fight. Fury was only open to doing an even 50-50 split for the rematch.

Wilder is no stranger to having tough negotiations with Fury. They were involved in a legal battle in 2021 - which saw Wilder prevail to force a contracted trilogy fight. Fury had claimed the rematch clause was expired, but a judge ruled that it was still valid.

"Knowing him and knowing his personality you wouldn't be surprised [the Usyk fight fell apart]," Wilder told Mirror Fighting "He's one of those types of people, indecisive at times. He's one of those people like 'I have what I want to do' but when it comes time to sign it up he changes up. So when you know him it ain't surprising.

Promoters in Saudi Arabia are planning to make Fury a substantial offer to fight Usyk in December. They are planning to stage a huge doubleheader, with Fury facing Usyk in the main event and Wilder colliding with Anthony Joshua in the co-feature.

Regardless of what happens with Fury-Usyk, Wilder still expects to face Joshua in December.

"We'll see what happens at the end of the day but if [Fury] don't sign it me and Anthony will still proceed," Wilder said.