Dana White Announces Major UFC 294 Abu Dhabi Card; Conor McGregor Involved in Controversial Pub Brawl; Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Cory Sandhagen Fight Called Off

Every day, incredible events take place in the fast-paced world of MMA. However, many fans frequently miss out on a number of these important updates due to the lack of time in today’s era. So, we’re back with another issue of our MMA news roundup to fill this void. It will keep you up to date on the world of your favorite sport providing you with a summary of a few noteworthy MMA world events from the last 24 hours.

Today, we’ll begin by taking a look at the UFC supremo, Dana White, dropping huge announcements related to UFC 294 and then know about Conor McGregor’s latest brawl at a pub. Finally, we’ll cast light on Usman Nurmagomedov’s surprising withdrawal from his UFC Fight Night main event bout to conclude things for today.

Dana White reveals fight fixtures for UFC 294 in mega announcement

Most UFC fans might remember that a few days ago, the UFC boss, Dana White, announced the confirmation of the coveted Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic bout through a social media appearance. Well, the UFC supremo, is probably in love with making such astounding announcements. Recently, he took to his Twitter account and made yet another exciting announcement about the upcoming UFC 294.

After a long series of to-and-fros, Dana White revealed the former UFC Lightweight champ, Charles Oliveira has accepted the rematch against the current UFC Lightweight king, Islam Makhachev. White further stated, “Also on the card, the guy everybody has been waiting to hear about, Khamzat Chimaev, returns and he will be facing Paulo Costa.”

Most UFC fans might agree that this October 21 card has all the ingredients to be a real blockbuster. How eagerly are you looking forward to the UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi?

Conor McGregor gets into yet another bar brawl

‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor has lived up to his moniker quite a few times. Be it his feud with former friend Artem Lobov or punching an old man at a bar, McGregor has often found himself on the receiving end of lawsuits. Recently, the 34-year-old was reported to be amidst another bar brawl at Birkenhead.

McGregor visited The Saddle Club at Birkenhead, Merseyside on the occasion of his great aunt Pamela’s funeral. Sadly, she passed away last month. But he allegedly got into an altercation later which ended in a brawl. A few minutes later, ‘Mystic Mac’ was also witnessed leaving the bar along with his security personnel after the incident.

The Merseyside police reported, “We were called to The Saddle pub in Prenton, Wirral, at 7.50pm, Tuesday, July 18, to reports of an altercation. Officers attended the pub and spoke to a number of people. “Further enquiries are being carried out to establish what has taken place but at this stage no complaints have been made and nobody has been arrested”.

However, The Saddle Club authorities revealed McGregor was not the reason behind this feud. Their report partially read, “When the incident occurred, Mr McGregor was upset by the actions of certain people attending the funeral and Mr McGregors security detail decided it necessary to leave to avoid unnecessary speculation and attention”.

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What is your take on this one? Is McGregor is trouble again? Or was he in the wrong place at the wrong time?

Umar Nurmagomedov crashes out of his Cory Sandhagen bout at UFC Fight Night 225

An unfortunate injury has forced highly rated bantamweight star Umar Nurmagomedov out of his fight against Cory Sandhagen. The promotion had announced Nurmagomedov vs. Cory Sandhagen for the main event of UFC Fight Night 225. But, recent reports state that ‘the Dagestani’ has opted to step out of his scheduled fight.

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Nurmagomedov’s manager and Dominance MMA chief, Ali Abdelaziz made the revelation about his forfeit. ‘ESPN’ reported Nurmagomedov would be going for surgery due to a shoulder injury next week.

It will leave him unable to get back in fighting condition within 6 August, thereby causing him to withdraw. ESPN reports also stated that the UFC is currently looking for a new opponent for Sandhagen. Which bantamweight do you think might step up to fill this void?

Some more MMA news

• Israel Adesanya bashed Dricus Du Plessis for his delay in accepting the bout against him.
• Juliana Pena called Mayra Bueno Silva her “fan” after the latter’s “shut up” remarks.