Conor McGregor, Francis Ngannou, Max Holloway and Other UFC Stars Send Out Thanksgiving Day Wishes to the MMA Community

The United States celebrated Thanksgiving Day today and the MMA community came out in full force on social media. A plethora of UFC fighters and media members came out of social media and put out their wishes for the holiday.

In fact, the UFC is taking the week off and won’t be hosting an event in lieu of the holidays. The UFC returns to action with UFC Fight Night: Rob Font vs Jose Aldo set to take place on December 4 at the Apex Facility.

However, before we stick into the fights, let’s take a look at the holiday cheers shared by the MMA community.

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Conor McGregor, Francis Ngannou, and others celebrate Thanksgiving Day with zeal

Several top stars in the sport including Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier took to social media and wished their fans. The aforementioned fighters are extremely popular on social media and they often post updates for their fans.

Heavyweight titan Francis Ngannou also posted a Thanksgiving Day wish to his timeline. However, he made sure to remind fans that he’s hard at work for his first title defense at UFC 270 against Ciryl Gane. Conversely, Daniel Cormier also kept fans abreast with his work on the analysis desk while sending out wishes for the holiday’s

Many other notable UFC fighters like Michael Bisping, Derek Brunson, Max Holloway, and other added Thanksgiving Day wishes to their timeline.

Additionally, many fighters also talked about how they would have to hit the training room with intensity to burn off the calories following a Thanksgiving Day feast.

UFC Vegas 44: Looking ahead

As the holiday’s come and go, UFC action remains a constant throughout the year. Bantamweights Rob Font and Jose Aldo will go to war for the main event on December 5. Apart from this stellar main event, the co-main event sees a lightweight battle between Brad Riddell and Rafael Fiziev.

Other notable fights on the card include a light heavyweight showdown between Jimmy Crute and Jamahal Hill as well as the main card opener which sees middleweight Brendan Allen test himself against Chris Curtis.

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