MMA News Roundup: Charles Oliveira Out of UFC 294 Islam Makhachev Fight; Conor McGregor Makes a Statement After Israel Palestine War Visuals; Paulo Costa Puts Khamzat Chimaev Fight in Jeopardy

With UFC 294 on the horizon, there have been some major developments in the last 24 hours. However, fans often miss out on these occurrences due to the paucity of time and the strenuous schedule of our daily lives. As such, we have brought yet another edition of the daily roundup to help you stay up-to-date with the biggest news from the world of MMA.

We will start the roundup with Charles Oliveira, who pulled out of his scheduled title fight against Islam Makhachev. Then we will shift our focus to Conor McGregor, sharing a message regarding the ongoing Israel-Palestine war. Finally, we will sum up the news compilation with Paulo Costa, who also had to pull out of UFC 294.

Charles Oliveira pulls out of UFC 294

‘Do Bronx’ was set to get his chance at redemption against Islam Makhachev at UFC 294. However, the former champion fell prey to an untimely injury. Before heading to Abu Dhabi, he recently had his last training session in Brazil. It was during that session that he suffered a nasty cut on his head. Meanwhile, ‘Do Bronx’ opened up about the injury in a video on social media.

“Today, in my last training here in Brazil, to be able to travel, I ended up suffering a head injury in my training, where I had a deep cut,” said Charles Oliveira, He further mentioned that he had to take several stitches to fix that wound. “I think I took 8, 9 points [stitches], something like that.” However, that did not put the UFC in any kind of problematic situation.

Undisputed featherweight champion and Islam Makhachev’s last opponent, Alexander Volkanovski, has stepped up to the occasion. He will now fight the reigning lightweight champion in the UFC 294 headliner. On the other hand, Oliveira’s time out of action is yet to be specified.

Conor McGregor expresses concern over Israel-Palestine conflict

The nations of Israel and Palestine have had a lot of issues with each other over the years. As such, their recent escalation has claimed the lives of many. Meanwhile, people are calling for a peaceful resolution, and Conor McGregor is one of them. He recently took to Twitter (X) and expressed his feelings regarding the conflict between the two nations.

After witnessing a horrifying clip of the consequences of the Israel-Palestine conflict, McGregor prayed to God for the conflict to come to an end. He said, “God please fix this situation.” McGregor continued, “Horrific scenes out of this despicable war in the last few days and over the years..”

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Conor McGregor claims to know the years of heat and tension between the regions of Israel and Palestine. However, he hopes that these years of conflict and tension finally end soon. “How can we, as human beings, be at conflict with one another as sickening as this? God please I pray,” said the former double champion.

Khamzat Chimaev’s UFC 294 return is hanging by a thread

The undefeated Khamzat Chimaev is set to return to the Octagon at UFC 294. However, his fight against Paulo Costa seems to be in a problematic situation. ‘Borrachinha’ was confident that he’d knock out ‘Borz’ when they go head-to-head on October 21st. But he was forced to pull out of the competition due to a nasty injury.

Paulo Costa recently underwent surgery on his elbow. It was a case of bursitis and doctors asked him to take some rest for two weeks without training. Costa insisted that he wanted to fight Khamzat Chimaev, but we have to wait a little longer for that matchup. Meanwhile, the UFC reportedly approached Marvin Vettori to compete in the co-main event in Abu Dhabi. Unfortunately, Vettori declined to take the fight on short notice. It remains to be seen how Dana White will navigate this situation.

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