Berto wants to be hired by the UFC (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook AndreBerto)
The idea of Conor McGregor venturing into boxing seems to have messed with the heads of other fighters. Andre Berto, two-time WBC (World Boxing Council) welterweight boxing champion, revealed his desire to go the opposite way to the Irishman. According to him, his desire is to sign with the UFC and start his career in MMA.
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“I want to be the first fighter to become champion in boxing and in the UFC. This never happened before. Tell Dana to talk to me. I want all of them. Dana White, you know me, you know my family has been in MMA for a while. I'm going to the UFC, Dana White calls me!”, declared Andre, in an interview with the website 'TMZ'
It is worth mentioning that Holly holm She has already achieved the feat mentioned by Berto, of becoming world champion in boxing and UFC, in 2006 and 2015, respectively. Perto, in turn, has an established boxing career, with a record of 30 wins and only four losses. At 33 years old, his last fight was in September 2015, when he was defeated by Floyd Mayweather, who beat McGregor in the boxing superfight held last Saturday (26), in Las Vegas (USA).
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