MMA News Roundup: Conor McGregor Demands Rule Change After TUF Losing Streak; Max Holloway and Israel Adesanya Exchange Heartfelt Messages Over Middleweight Champ’s Documentary; Dana White Announces Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko Rematch

MMA is a rapidly developing sport with numerous noteworthy incidents taking place every day. However, many fans frequently miss out on these updates because of the stringent time constraints of today. In an effort to keep such fans informed about the MMA world, we are back with our MMA news roundup once more. It will provide you with updates on a few noteworthy MMA world incidents from the previous day.

We’ll begin this edition by taking a look at Conor McGregor’s demand amid his team’s miserable performance in TUF. Further, we’ll also know about Israel Adesanya’s response to Max Holloway’s opinion about his recently released autobiographic documentary. Finally, we’ll draw curtains to this edition after casting light on Dana White, declaring a touted matchup for the Mexican Independence Day on 16 September this year.

Conor McGregor demands a change amidst his TUF debacle

TUF viewers and most UFC fans know that the noted Conor McGregor isn’t having a pretty ruly run in TUF this year. Losing one after another bout, McGregor’s team of prospects currently stands at 5 defeats with no wins. After the two mandatory rounds of the last bout, McGregor expressed his opinion that there should have been a third round in the fight as well, since it was pretty close.

‘The Notorious’ expressed his frustration and left the UFC apex immediately after his disciple, Carlos Vera’s loss. As he was leaving, he also shouted out to the UFC boss, Dana White, saying that there should have been a third round. Later, he also revealed his views before the TUF camera, where he partially stated, “In those situations where they’re closely-contested back-and-forth fights, there should be a third round.”

Did you also witness the last TUF bout between Carlos Vera and Brad Katona? Do you think McGregor is right about having a third round in such closely contested bouts?

Israel Adesanya responded to Max Holloway’s appreciation for his documentary

The noted UFC featherweight, Max Holloway, also joined the list of appreciators of Israel Adesanya’s autobiographic documentary, ‘Stylebender’. ‘Blessed’ recently appeared on Ariel Helwani’s noted podcast, ‘The MMA Hour’. There he described that he was deeply moved by how the documentary showcased the “vulnerable” side of fighters.

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Later, the UFC Middleweight kingpin, Adesanya, also welcomed Holloway’s appreciation with an Instagram post. It partially reads, “Shoutout Max for the love and respect. Our convo after the film will be a cherished memory of mine forever, cuz we knew that struggle.”

A number of fans were pleased to know about this wholesome exchange of respect between the two UFC stars. What is your opinion about this entire happening?

Dana White announced an enthralling matchup for the Mexican Independence Day

Recently, Mexican natives have been showcasing a lot of prowess in the UFC. Beginning with the next UFC Featherweight title contender, Yair Rodriguez, to the UFC Flyweight king, Brandon Moreno, Mexicans seem to be on a ride to take over the UFC. This probably compelled the UFC boss, Dana White, to set up an event on the Mexican Independence Day of 16 September, featuring a touted main event bout with another famed Mexican UFC Champion in it.

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The UFC supremo, took to the official YouTube channel of the promotion to make this announcement. Further, he also revealed that it will be the touted rematch between the current UFC Flyweight queen, Alexa Grasso and the former champion, Valentina Shevchenko that will feature as the main event.

Understandably, almost every Mexican and numerous other UFC fans will also be looking forward to this exciting event on 16 September this year. How excited are you about this one?

Some more MMA news

• Kevin Lee is ready for an octagon return but not at the UFC Apex.
• Dricus Du Plessis revealed he had “manhandled” Israel Adesanya in a sparring session years back.