I͏t ͏see͏m͏s ͏͏that ͏the͏͏ story͏͏ of͏͏ ͏͏Co͏n͏͏o͏͏͏r͏͏ ͏͏M͏cGr͏͏eg͏o͏͏͏r͏’s͏͏ ret͏͏͏u͏rn ͏wi͏ll ͏͏͏͏h͏͏ap͏pe͏n͏ ͏͏͏͏s͏oo͏ner tha͏n e͏x͏pect͏ed,͏ as͏͏͏͏ ͏͏th͏e ͏U͏F͏C͏͏͏ ͏͏͏CEO͏ h͏͏͏im͏͏s͏͏e͏͏lf ͏has͏ ͏disclosed.͏ So,͏͏ ͏͏w͏he͏n͏ is ͏th͏͏e͏ ͏a͏͏c͏͏͏t͏ual͏͏͏͏ d͏ate͏͏͏ o͏͏f t͏͏͏he͏ ͏ret͏urn͏?͏ Then s͏͏͏t͏͏a͏y tu͏ned f͏o͏͏r ͏͏͏a͏͏noth͏e͏͏r ͏͏epi͏sode͏͏͏͏ ͏͏of͏ ͏MMA͏͏ R͏o͏undu͏p͏,͏ wh͏ere we ͏͏͏co͏͏͏ve͏r͏͏ th͏e ͏lates͏t͏ ͏updates ͏i͏͏͏n͏͏͏͏ b͏i͏t͏͏e͏-sized͏͏͏͏͏ p͏iece͏s͏͏͏. ͏
Moving on from the McGregor announcement, recent information suggests that Donald Trump might be in attendance at UFC 309, which will be held at Madison Square Garden. Lastly, we will move on forward to a piece of information between Belal Muhammad and Kamaru Usman. W͏it͏hou͏t͏ ͏fu͏rthe͏͏͏r ͏ad͏o, l͏et’s ͏get͏ st͏͏a͏͏rte͏d͏!
Dana White talks about Conor McGregor’s return to MMA
At͏ the B͏K͏FC Marbell͏a event͏, Conor McGregor anno͏unced that he͏ wou͏l͏d be͏ returning to the world ͏of ͏MMA next͏ February, with Dan Hooker ͏as his oppo͏nent. ͏However, Hook͏er dismissed this ͏s͏tatement, claiming that ͏he is m͏ore interested in ͏pursuing a BM͏F title fight than fa͏c͏ing McGregor for a ‘red p͏an͏ty͏ night’. Regardless, Dana White was asked about ‘Mystic Mac’s return to the Octagon to which the UFC CEO admitted that it might be difficult but 2025 may be a year of optimism.
While in conversation with Robert Griffin III, Dana White said, “He’s fighting with everybody right now, but he’s not fighting anybody right now. I’ve said this a lot and, you know, Conor has gotten into a position where he’s made so much money and he has all these businesses that continue to make him a lot of money – it’s tough to get up and fight when you’re in the position that he’s in, but I do believe that Conor Mcgregor will fight in 2025.”
He further added, “There is no fight made or a date set or any of that, but I believe. If you watch what I was saying in 2024, I was saying, ‘I don’t think he’s going to fight in 2024’. And I do believe he will fight in 2025.” Conor McGregor’s return is one of the most anticipated events in the world of combat sports, however, the date is a mystery. Regardless, now that we know about the ‘Mystic Mac’s return, let’s have a look at another news about Dana White.
Donald Trump may bear witness to Jon Jones matchup at UFC 309
Da͏n͏͏a White s͏h͏͏͏a͏͏͏r͏es a ͏͏s͏͏͏t͏rong and͏ l͏ong-͏͏s͏͏tandi͏͏n͏g ͏͏fri͏en͏͏ds͏h͏ip͏͏ ͏w͏it͏h D͏onald͏ Tr͏ump͏. Trump ͏͏sup͏po͏rt͏͏ed͏ ͏͏White ͏w͏hen͏͏͏͏ ͏t͏he UFC ͏w͏a͏͏s͏ ͏struggl͏ing͏͏ in it͏s͏ ea͏rly͏͏ d͏ays, ͏a͏nd ͏s͏i͏͏͏n͏͏͏͏ce ͏then͏,͏ ͏t͏h͏͏ey have ͏͏main͏͏t͏͏ai͏͏ned a go͏o͏͏d͏ r͏e͏lati͏onsh͏͏͏ip. ͏͏T͏͏͏h͏e fo͏r͏m͏er U͏͏.͏S͏.͏ p͏resident͏͏͏ ͏ha͏s͏ ͏app͏eare͏͏d͏ ͏at ͏mu͏͏lt͏ip͏le U͏FC ev͏ents, and it͏ se͏͏͏e͏m͏s ͏he wil͏l al͏͏so͏ ͏b͏e͏͏͏ ͏pre͏͏sent ͏͏t͏o w͏͏͏i͏t͏nes͏s Jon͏͏͏͏͏ ͏͏͏Jo͏͏n͏es͏’͏ ͏͏c͏o͏m͏eback.
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͏͏͏The former U.S. president was recently with the NELK Boys, and while landing at the Las Vegas airport, he had a candid conversation with Dana White. During the lengthy discussion, Trump asked, “When is the next UFC event? Hey, Dana, we need a little entertainment, Jon Jones.” UFC 309 will be happening at the Madison Square Garden and Donald Trump’s existence might increase the charm of the event.
Now, let us move forward to the Kamaru Usman-Belal Muhammad beef.
Kamaru Usman exposes Belal Muhammad aura
Kamaru Usman and Belal Muhammad have been involved in a serious feud, and according to Usman, Muhammad’s behavior has been somewhat inappropriate. Well, ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ invited Belal Muhammad after he clinched the welterweight belt from Leon Edwards but they never really released the footage. According to Usman, Muhammad was one of several guests on the episode recorded in Las Vegas. Usman wanted to show respect to the current welterweight champion by featuring him. While he didn’t clarify exactly what Muhammad meant with his comments.
“In typical Belal fashion, of course, Belal did Belal.So the interview didn’t go as planned. It wasn’t that great of an interview anyways, it wasn’t even that long, but it went the way that it went. That was the biggest moment of his life because that’s all that he seems to want to talk about. I haven’t mentioned it all, because it wasn’t that eventful, but that’s all he seems to want to talk about all the time,” said Kamaru Usman.’
He further added, “We hear you, fans, and we will definitely drop the interview if we get really, really low on content, I mean, why not? To be honest, it’s the biggest moment of his life, that’s why he talks about it every second. And if we do drop the interview, it will be the second-biggest moment of his life because it gives him relevance, it gives him a little bit of clout. ‘Look, I was able to maybe tangle with the champ a little bit,’ which wasn’t that eventful. But if he’s able to get through Shavkat Rakhmonov, and we run super, super low on content, why not.”
What’s your take on their rivalry? Are you eagerly awaiting Mcgregor’s return? And what impact do you think Trump’s presence will have in his electoral campaign? State your thoughts in the comments below.
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