ANTHONY JOSHUA was front and centre for the UFC’s long-awaited return to London – which he took in with promoter Eddie Hearn.
The former unified heavyweight champ was cageside at the O2 for a spectacular night of fights – which provided some stunning and historic finishes.
Anthony Joshua was cageside for the UFC’s spectacular return to London on Saturday
AJ was in attendance with Frazer Clarke, Derek Chisora and promoter Eddie Hearn
Joshua and Chisora enjoyed a good chat with UFC president Dana White
Derek Chisora and Olympic bronze medallist Frazer Clarke were also in attendance with AJ.
Joshua, 32, shared a snap of the trio with UFC president Dana White with his 13.5million Instagram followers.
The accompanying caption read: “We Live & Breathe The Fight Game.”
Joshua’s legion of followers were quick to comment, with one saying: “Big picture that!”
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Another said: “Baddest boyband ever!”
UFC supremo White commented himself, leaving two fist emojis in the comments section.
According to White, Joshua, Hearn, Chisora and Clarke were left in awe by the insane card.
He said: “They were all blown away. They were like, ‘This is our first MMA fight, this is incredible.’ They had a blast.
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“If you don’t understand MMA or you don’t understand whatever, if you sat in that crowd tonight and didn’t have the best time of your life, you’re f***ing dead, probably.
“I don’t even know what to say. I do this every weekend and I had the best time ever tonight.
“People were hitting me up from the States saying, ‘This feels like a huge pay-per-view.’”
Joshua is currently in limbo as his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk is hanging in the balance due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Unified heavyweight king Usyk is currently on the frontlines defending his homeland from Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion.
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Hearn has revealed AJ could take an interim fight while Usyk battles the Russians.
And Joshua recently teased an imminent announcement over his next fight, tweeting earlier this week: “Announcement soon come.”
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