MMA News Roundup: Arman Plans KO Against Islam Makhachev, Mike Perry Calls Out McGregor and Khabib; UFC World Up in Arms Over ‘Bad Refereeing’ in Jalin Turner Win Against Bobby Green at UFC Austin

The MMA world has undergone numerous thrilling developments in the last 24 hours. Unfortunately, we often miss out on these over our cumbersome daily lives. Nevertheless, fret not, as we present to you another installment of the daily roundup, summarizing the major news in just a few minutes of your precious time.

We will start with Arman Tsarukyan, who promised to knock Islam Makhachev out after his impressive win at UFC Austin. Then we will shift our attention to Mike Perry, who called out Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov. Finally, we will sum up our daily news compilation with the news of people sounding off on referee Kerry Hatley for the late stoppage of the Jalin Turner vs Bobby Green fight.

Arman Tsarukyan is confident that he’ll knock out Islam Makhachev

The 8th-ranked lightweight took on the 4th-ranked lightweight in the main event of UFC Austin. Fans were hoping to witness a toe-to-toe battle between Arman Tsarukyan and Beneil Dariush. However, the Armenian-Russian fighter only needed less than a minute to prove how tough he was and knocked out ‘Benny’ in the first round to claim the victory. Following the win, Tsarukyan called out Islam Makhachev and sent him a warning.

Arman Tsarukyan fought against Islam Makhachev in his first-ever UFC fight. He lost the fight via a unanimous decision. However, this time, Tsarukyan believes things will be different, and he wants to finish Makhachev when they fight again.

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“We fought four years ago. I was 22 years old. now, I am 27. So, guys, I’ve improved. Now, next fight is gonna be different one. I’m gonna knock him [Makhachev] out,” said Arman Tsarukyan. It remains to be seen when he’ll get the opportunity to fight for the title since Islam Makhachev may have some potential opponents in the near future.

Mike Perry calls out Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov following BKFC 56 triumph

‘Platinum’ seems to have found his mojo under the BKFC banner. The former UFC fighter has been undefeated since joining the promotion in 2022. Mike Perry recently defeated Eddie Alvarez at BKFC 56 via a TKO and proceeded to call out some of the renowned names in the fight world, including Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov.

“Conor McGregor would be a great matchup. Khabib ain’t coming over here,” said Mike Perry. He even name-dropped Darren Till, claiming that the English fighter did not want to fight without gloves. However, Perry has laid the challenge for anyone to accept it. He added, “Who wants to fight ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry with no gloves, bro?” We will have to wait and see who steps up to the challenge next.

MMA community sounds off on referee for late stoppage in the Jalin Turner vs Bobby Green fight at UFC Austin

Jalin Turner got back to his winning ways at UFC Austin. The 28-year-old knocked out Bobby Green in the very first round of the fight. However, fans and pundits erupted after witnessing the referee Kerry Hatley taking too much time to stop the fight after ‘King’ was lying unconscious on the mat after the knockout blow.

Most of the time, we’ve seen referees call for an early stoppage. However, this time it was a late stoppage. Many fighters and even Dana White sounded off on the referee for stopping the fight 15 seconds after Bobby Green was down and out. It could have led to some serious consequences. It remains to be seen if Kerry Hatley will continue to serve in the UFC as referee after his recent mishap.

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