Conor McGregor’s anticipated comeback maybe sooner than expected, but this time with a new opponent. Who is he hinting at? Stay tuned as we are going to reveal the name of the fighter, alongside some other trending news of the last 24 hours in our MMA roundup. So let’s get started.

After McGregor, we will turn our heads towards Brandon Royval, who appears to have something to say about Rizin’s Kai Asakura and his debut fight against the flyweight champion, Alexandre Pantoja. Finally, we will conclude our roundup with Grant Dawson’s epic confession about his wife.

Conor McGregor names new opponent for his anticipated comeback

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So what’s next for Conor McGregor? Well, despite being dunked by the promotion, ‘The Notorious’ is astute in his terms about the fight. In his recent conversation with the media, McGregor emphasized that he would fight next year, “February first, Saudi Arabia,” and his opponent will be none other than Dan ‘The Hangman’ Hooker.

After Michael Chandler, it appears that Conor McGregor is rooting for Hooker to be his opponent. The Kiwi fighter is riding a three-fight winning streak and his last fight against Mateusz Gamrot was nothing but a masterclass for him. Regardless, now that we know about McGregor’s next opponent, let us take a look at Brandon Royval, who appears to have an opinion on Kai Asakura’s fight against Alexandre Pantoja.

Brandon Royval’s honest opinion about Kai Asakura’s debut title fight

Alexandre Pantoja will be at the test as he is about to face Rizin’s champ, Kai Asakura to defend his flyweight belt. Interestingly, this would be Asakura’s debut as well as the first title fight. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has the entire division as well as the UFC talking about it. Former flyweight title challenger, Brandon Royval was the first one to predict the outcome of the match as he gave his honest opinion about the fight.

While in conversation with the media after defeating Tatsuro Taira at UFC Vegas 98, Royval expressed his excitement to witness the fight, “I’ve been watching Kai Asakura for a while, I think he’s sick. I think there’s a lot of cool things, he’s yet to make flyweight. So I’ll be there and I’ll be ready just in case he doesn’t. That being said, I’ll give the man his roses, I think he brings a lot of excitement to the division but I think if Pantoja grapples him at all it’s gonna be over,” said Royval.

‘Raw Dog’ has been on a winning streak after his last loss against the flyweight champion. Interestingly, after defeating Taira, he called out Dana White to give him another chance at the flyweight title. Well, for now, we should move on forward to Grant Dawson, who has something to say about his wife.

Grant Dawson confesses about his wife

After defeating Rafa Garcia by TKO in the second round at UFC Vegas 98, Grant Dawson took the mic from Michael Bisping to thank everyone who supported him till now. He specifically thanked his wife, Elle Dawson for being the absolute best wife that she is, “I have to thank even more, and that is my beautiful, beautiful wife. I’m telling you guys, the biggest cheat code that I have is having the most amazing and supportive wife that you could possibly have. How much she supports me is literally my favorite thing about her.”

However, he made another confession that made Elle blush the entire time, “Well, it’s my second favorite thing about her. My first favorite thing is she’s got a dump truck you could bounce a quarter off.” That’s not all as at the post-fight press conference, Dawson doubled down on his quotes about his wife.

He further added, “What I said was true.” Dawson later emphasized that whatever he said was true and she was a perfect human for him. Well, that was quite a way to appreciate your partner. Regardless, what’s your take on the hubbub? State your thoughts in the comments below.