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Wayne McCullough:
WAYNE McCULLOUGH believes David Haye can make an impact in mixed martial arts when he hangs up his boxing gloves.
Haye, 27, intends to clean up the heavyweight division before retiring after he turns 30.
But McCullough is confident the Hayemaker will fight on — in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Octagon.
The ex-WBC bantamweight champ said: "Haye can already punch and he has natural strength, so he'd fit nicely into the MMA heavyweight division."
Haye has previously expressed an interest in entering the world of MMA.
And McCullough cannot wait to see the Londoner go toe-to-toe with the likes of UFC stars Chuck Liddell and Anderson Silva.
He added: "It's good to see another world champion boxer, like myself, appreciate the sport of MMA.
"He's not a fool like a lot of boxers who think they can just step into the Octagon and win fights purely with punches.
"Who knows, maybe he'll become a UFC champion in time."
Haye, who bowed out of the cruiserweight division as the undisputed world champion, is currently chasing a showdown with WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko.
But with just three years left before he calls time on his boxing career, Haye fancies making the switch to MMA.
He said: "It's just another challenge. I like to set myself goals and tasks and fighting for the UFC heavyweight championship would be a real big thing for me.
"I'd do whatever was required to get that win.
"I'm a fighter, through and through — any kind of competition.
"I'd be a big underdog and I'd actually like that. I like people writing me off."
Haye, 27, intends to clean up the heavyweight division before retiring after he turns 30.
But McCullough is confident the Hayemaker will fight on — in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Octagon.
The ex-WBC bantamweight champ said: "Haye can already punch and he has natural strength, so he'd fit nicely into the MMA heavyweight division."
Haye has previously expressed an interest in entering the world of MMA.
And McCullough cannot wait to see the Londoner go toe-to-toe with the likes of UFC stars Chuck Liddell and Anderson Silva.
He added: "It's good to see another world champion boxer, like myself, appreciate the sport of MMA.
"He's not a fool like a lot of boxers who think they can just step into the Octagon and win fights purely with punches.
"Who knows, maybe he'll become a UFC champion in time."
Haye, who bowed out of the cruiserweight division as the undisputed world champion, is currently chasing a showdown with WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko.
But with just three years left before he calls time on his boxing career, Haye fancies making the switch to MMA.
He said: "It's just another challenge. I like to set myself goals and tasks and fighting for the UFC heavyweight championship would be a real big thing for me.
"I'd do whatever was required to get that win.
"I'm a fighter, through and through — any kind of competition.
"I'd be a big underdog and I'd actually like that. I like people writing me off."