MMA News Round-Up: Leon Edwards to Be Stripped off Belt if He Doesn’t Accept Title Fight, Conor McGregor Gives Return Update and More

With the conclusion of UFC 288, it was understandable that the MMA world will be bustling with a lot of reactions and new incidents. Well, the last 24 hours weren’t an exception to this. From Colby Covington revealing UFC’s drastic decision to some news about the next UFC pay-per-view event, the last day had it all. But since the number of incidents was numerous, so we are back with our MMA news roundup today as well.

Today we’ll start things off with Colby Covington’s revelation about the stern steps that the UFC might take regarding the Welterweight title. Further, we shall also take a look at some major revelations about the next UFC PPV event, the UFC 288. Finally, we’ll wrap things up for the day after knowing about Conor McGregor’s revelation about his upcoming bout.

Colby Covington publicized Leon Edwards’ fate if he refuses the Welterweight title shot

A lot of fans and MMA world personalities had stood against Dana White’s decision of granting the next Welterweight title shot to Colby Covington. According to them, there were a lot more deserving contenders who should have received it instead of Covington. However, ‘Chaos’ wasn’t ready to lose out on this title shot at any cost.

Recently, Covington appeared as a guest on the podcast ‘Submission Radio’ and touched on various points regarding his Welterweight title shot. He also revealed the negotiations he had with the UFC authorities if Leon Edwards refuses to take him on for his next title defense. He stated, “If Leon doesn’t wanna fight, I have already been assured that it’s just okay. They will strip him and I’m next in line.”

However, we will have to wait for any confirmation of this information from the UFC supremo, Dana White. Do you also think the UFC will strip Leon Edwards of his title if he refuses to fight Covington?

UFC unveiled the main card for the upcoming UFC 288

After a series of enthralling events this year, the UFC has even more for the fans. Lately, the UFC authorities revealed the fights to be featured in the main card of the upcoming UFC 288.

The event is all set to be headlined by a touted Bantamweight bout, where the current champion, Aljamain Sterling, will take on the returning former UFC champ-champ, Henry Cejudo. The co-main event of the night may also be expected to be an enthraller featuring the former Lightweight kingpin, Charles Oliveira, taking on the currently dominating Beneil Dariush.

Here’s a list of all other bouts to be featured on the main card of UFC 288:

• Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo — UFC Bantamweight Championship fight
• Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush
• Jessica Andrade vs. Yan Xiaonan
• Bryce Mitchell vs. Jonathan Pearce
• Charles Jourdain vs. Kron Gracie

Conor McGregor provided an update on the date of his return

A lot of UFC fans were excited when the news of McGregor coaching the upcoming season of TUF was published. Even though initially,there was no news about his octagon return, fans just knew that it would happen soon.

Recently, McGregor increased the hype of his fans by a fold more. ‘Mystic Mac’ displayed his well-known habit and took to the social media platform of his choice. He also put out a tweet that read, “Stay ready for the date”.

Evidently, a lot of UFC fans will currently be involved in speculations about what the date of McGregor’s octagon return might be. When do you think McGregor will opt to make his octagon return?

Some more MMA news

• Rob Font is open to a bout between him and the former Flyweight champion, Deiveson Figueiredo fight in Puerto Rico.
• Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Peña 3 is all set to feature as the UFC 289 main event