Who would win in a street fight, former heavyweight world champion boxer

‘Iron’ Mike Tyson, or former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier?

That question has been pondered for many years but has recently found itself back in the spotlight on MMA social media – with one UFC lightweight prospect sharing a bold prediction as to who would emerge victorious.

(Original Caption) Uniondale, New York: Mike Tyson, a heavyweight contender, warms up before a fight.

Mike Tyson vs Daniel Cormier in a street fight – who wins?

On the one hand, prime Mike Tyson was one of the most terrifying power punchers in boxing history;

on the other, Daniel Cormier was one of the greatest wrestlers in MMA history – so who would have the advantage in a street fight?

Earlier this week, popular MMA X (Twitter) page DovySimuMMA shared a post claiming that ‘DC would be 99.9% of the world’s population in a street fight’ – that post went viral, garnering over 2.6M views in a matter of days.

The majority of comments underneath the post, which are predominantly from MMA fans, read to the tune of ‘one takedown and it’s over for Tyson’ with Cormier having been a six-time US/Olympic team member and a NCAA D1 finalist.

UFC lightweight prospect Chase Hooper agrees that if Mike Tyson and Daniel Cormier ever engaged in a street fight (in their fighting prime) as soon as they hit the ground, it’d be an easy win for DC.

“The people that think that Mike would beat DC in a street fight are the same ones who thought he’d outbox Jake Paul at 58 years old,” Hooper wrote in response: “Now DC might lose an ear, but one takedown and it’s over.”

Replying to fans, the popular lightweight doubled down on his take: “Common sense isn’t nearly as common as you’d hope sometimes.

Again, look at how many people were convinced Mike would KO Jake Paul.”

Former bantamweight world champion Aljamain Sterling also chimed into the debate, arguing that the result would entirely depend on the type of ‘street’ they fought on.