MMA News Roundup: Conor McGregor Sends a Message After Chris Eubank Jr.’s Proposition; Sean O’Malley and Henry Cejudo Disagree Over PPV Numbers; Demetrious Johnson Wins IBJJF Masters World

There are a lot of incidents and occurrences that take place in the world of MMA on a daily basis. As such, fans and enthusiasts of this great sport often miss out on some of the most significant events due to the lack of time. However, there is nothing to worry about as we bring to you yet another edition of daily roundup news. Catch some of the biggest headlines over the last 24 hours in just a few minutes of your time.

We will start with the UFC megastar Conor McGregor. He issued a response on social media to an unusual proposition made by Chris Eubank Jr. for his rematch against Liam Smith. Then we will shift our focus to the online back and forth between Sean O’Malley and Henry Cejudo regarding UFC 292 PPV buys. Finally, we will sum up our daily news compilation with the news of Demetrious Johnson winning the IBJJF World Masters World Jiu-jitsu competition.

Chris Eubank Jr. surprised Conor McGregor with his proposition

Former IBO super middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. suffered his third career loss to Liam Smith in January, this year. Moreover, the loss came as a result of boxing icon Roy Jones Jr. waving the towel when ‘Next Gen’ was getting battered by Smith in the fourth round of the fight. However, Eubank Jr. did not like that and has proposed a new stipulation for his upcoming rematch against the Liverpudlian this weekend.

‘Next Gen’ mentioned that he has banned his team from bringing a towel for his upcoming fight. He wants to take no shortcuts and wants to go to distance against Liam Smith. Moreover, Eubank Jr. also claimed that the only towel throwing will take place from his opponent’s corner this time around.

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Conor McGregor, who’s also a fan of boxing, took notice of this proposition. He was surprised by what Eubank Jr. said about the absence of towels and tweeted, “Woah!”, while also tagging his Forged Irish Stout alcoholic beverage.

Sean O’Malley and Henry Cejudo get into a disagreement regarding UFC 292 PPV buys

Sean O’Malley became the bantamweight champion at UFC 292 after knocking out Aljamain Sterling. Following the fight, Dana White mentioned that it was the biggest UFC event in Boston. However, former champion Henry Cejudo stated otherwise. In a recent YouTube video, ‘Triple C’ claimed that UFC 292 did around 300,000 to 350,000 pay-per-view buys.

On the other side, Sean O’Malley was quick to respond to Cejudo’s claims and shared a tweet calling the former champion out. Moreover, ‘Suga’ assured his fans and followers on social media that he and Aljamain Sterling made over 570,000 PPV buys. He also took a jibe at Henry Cejudo, claiming that his fight against ‘Funk Master’ at UFC 288 did a measly 135,000 PPV buys. This promoted ‘Triple C’ to retaliate by taking a shot at O’Malley’s marriage and demanding that the champion sign the contract to face him next.

Demetrious Johnson wins the IBJJF world championship

One of the most prolific and technical fighters in the history of MMA, Demetrious Johnson, added yet another accolade to his resume. The former UFC and current ONE Championship title holder won first place at the 2023 IBJJF Masters World Jiu-jitsu competition held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Johnson participated in the featherweight gi division in the 154.6 lbs category at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Additionally, many video clips of his performance exhibited ‘Mighty Mouse’ successfully executing an armbar on an opponent and exhibiting dominance over another. It is safe to say that Demetrious Johnson still has a lot of game even at 37 years of age.

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