Johnny Fisher will reach another level after gassing out, says Dana White
The Zuffa Boxing boss wants Fisher at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, and former IBF champion Charles Martin is open to fighting him in Britain next year.
Dana White expects Johnny Fisher to come back better for his next fight after the British heavyweight tired late in his Zuffa Boxing debut against Michael Pirotton.
Fisher beat Pirotton over 10 rounds at the Copper Box Arena in September, his first fight with White's promotion.
"He looked good until he started gassing out in the last couple of rounds. But he fought through it, won the fight and I'm excited to see him fight again," White told Sky Sports. "He's fun, the crowd is fun, his family are good, fun people and I love having him a part of Zuffa Boxing."
White said he liked that Fisher kept going. "He didn't look terrible. He gassed out there. But I tell you what I really liked about it, when you see a guy gas like he did and you push yourself through, you don't quit and you make it through that, it just takes you to another level for your next fight," he said.
He has also invited Fisher to train at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas. White said he had seen Fisher say he overtrained for the fight, adding: "I don't know, only he knows. But he should absolutely positively come out to Las Vegas and spend some time at the PI." He went on: "All the fighters should. It's incredible. It's an unbelievable amenity you get being a part of our company."
Dillian Whyte was ringside for the Pirotton fight, and Charles Martin is now open to facing Fisher. Martin, the former IBF heavyweight champion who lost to Anthony Joshua at the O2 in 2016, wants to fight in Britain again next year.
"He's had an amazing career and became IBF heavyweight champion. He wants one more big opportunity," Martin's manager Mike Borao told Sky Sports. Borao named "Johnny Fisher, Dillian Whyte or perhaps another UK fighter" as possible opponents and said: "Charles is going to make one more big push."
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