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Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk: UFC champion makes prediction for 'Ring of Fire'

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With Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk set to face off for the undisputed world heavyweight championship in May, everyone in the world of combat sports will be paying attention.

As the massive fight draws nearer, more opinions are being shared about how the bout will go down.

Interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall is among those looking forward to the fight, and like many, he has a prediction. One thing he's adamant about is that the cut Fury suffered in training that caused the bout's postponement from February to May will not be a problem for the WBC champion.

"Not much, it won’t have much of an impact," Aspinall told Nordic Bet of Fury's now-healed cut. "As soon as the cut is healed you are good to go, no problem. You might have to be careful with sparring but if he gets the right sparring partners, he’ll be fine.

"Tyson has fought a million fights anyways and has sparred a million rounds so he doesn’t need to spar that much either way. As long as he keeps that cut safe, he’ll be good to go so no problem.

"The cut looked quite big but I’m sure the guy is worth millions, so he’ll be seeing the best doctors in the world, and they’ll be giving him the right advice. If the doctors are saying it is fine for the May date, then I’m sure that’s sound advice from his side."

As for the fight itself, Aspinall acknowledged the skill level of unified world champion Usyk but said the Ukrainian's physical stature will be his undoing.

"Oleksandr Usyk is a very tricky customer," he said. "He is very good, but I would say Tyson Fury will beat him.

"The pure size of Tyson Fury and the speed he has, will be able to keep up with Usyk and he’s way bigger. A big man always beats a good small man in my opinion so he should get the win."

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