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Matt Maltby

Tyson Fury wears traditional Arabic dress into ring against Braun Strowman at WWE Crown Jewel

Tyson Fury made sure his maiden WWE entrance was one to remember - after arriving to the ring dressed in a traditional Arabic dress.

The British boxer was making his first appearance in professional wrestling when he took on Braun Strowman in Saudi Arabia for the WWE Crown Jewel.

Fury appeared in high spirits as he made his way towards the ring, dressed in the traditional clothing to mark the event which was taking place in Riyadh.

Manchester's heavyweight superstar came out to The Isley Brothers hit 'It's your Thing', soaking up the pre-fight atmosphere before going head to head with his new rival.

And Fury backed up his trash talk by flooring Strowman with a big right hand and winning his WWE debut by count-out at the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia.

The boxer was expected to be inactive over the next few months to allow deep cuts sustained during September's points win over Otto Wallin to heal ahead of next year's rematch with Deontay Wilder.

But Fury, the lineal heavyweight champion of the world, was tempted back into the ring in a bid to settle his new-found feud with former strongman Strowman.

The pair's dislike for each other started with a ringside row on Smackdown, followed by a mass brawl a few days later on Raw, before Strowman injured Fury's ankle in a surprise training attack last week.

Those incidents fuelled the hatred ahead of their eagerly-anticipated contest, with Fury pledging to knock his opponent out and Strowman insisting the Englishman would "Get These Hands".

And it was Fury who delivered on his words by connecting cleanly with the face of Strowman, who could not make it back into the ring in time before the referee's 10-count ended.

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