MMA News Roundup: Dana White Backtracks on Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg Fight; Israel Adesanya Comes Clean About the Infamous Dog Video; Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Team Clears the Air Around His $5M Offer to Face Georges St-Pierre

One of the challenges that fans of combat sports encounter is the difficulty of staying abreast of the latest developments in mixed martial arts. The demands of a hectic lifestyle may result in the inadvertent oversight of significant events. However, there is no cause for concern as we present another edition of our daily roundup. Catch the biggest highlights in the past 24 hours.

We will start off with the UFC president Dana White, who believes that the fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk may not happen. Then we will shift our focus on Israel Adesanya, commenting about the infamous video with his pet dog. Finally, we will sum up our daily roundup with the news of Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s team coming clean about the $5 million offer to fight Georges St-Pierre.

Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg is unlikely to happen, claims Dana White

It seems like the battle between two of the biggest tech moguls, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, may just remain a fantasy. During a recent interview with ‘OutKick’, Dana White claimed that there is uncertainty surrounding their MMA fight. He said, “I never say never, but probably not [happening].” Dana White also mentioned that the losers in this fight aren’t Musk or Zuckerberg, but the charities who had everything to gain from this mega-fight.

However, there is no bad blood between Dana White and the two billionaires. I like Mark a lot and I like Elon,” said the UFC president. He added, “Let me tell you who’d win in that fight, [it] would be whatever charities were picked to donate the money.” 

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Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, had previously stated his intention to discontinue discussions regarding a potential fight with Elon Musk, citing Musk’s perceived indecisiveness regarding scheduling. Additionally, Zuckerberg accused the SpaceX CEO of evading the matter altogether. Musk, in turn, rejected the notion of the UFC promoting any hypothetical bout.

Israel Adesanya revealed what happened in the infamous video with his pet dog

Two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has been under fire for a questionable video of him with his late pet dog. His UFC 293 opponent, Sean Strickland, has never stopped bringing that issue up in public. But now, ‘The Last Stylebender’ has finally come clean with an explanation for that incident.

‘Izzy’ shared a tweet that made its way to Reddit. He stated that he was doing nothing wrong with the dog because he was just petting him by rubbing the belly. Moreover, Adesanya thought it was funny and did not think of it much because it was his pet, after all. The fact that Sean Strickland brought that up has angered the middleweight champion.

“Lucky you. The champ will actually respond to you. I was 22, I flicked my dogs soft willy while patting his belly and I thought it was funny. I’ve ignored this bs cuz that was my DAWG, he in heaven now. Sean bringing up my dead homie like that, he gonna get Jon Wicked for that,” said Adesanya. It remains to be seen how this explanation will fare amongst the fans who are already questioning his actions.

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team denied reports of asking for $5 million to fight Georges St-Pierre

The UFC fans got excited when Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre announced that he would be returning for a grappling competition. He is scheduled to compete at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational event in December. This news prompted ADCC champion Craig Jones to claim that Khabib Nurmagomedov asked for $5 million to face ‘GSP’. However, ‘The Eagle’s team shut down those rumors.

Nurmagomedov’s manager Rizvan Magomedov stated, in an interview, that Craig Jones’s $5 million dollar claim is false. He said, “Where did Craig Jones get the figure of about 5 million?… It looks funny.” Moreover, Magomedov mentioned that there were talks about a fight, but they didn’t talk about money. The UFC just wanted to know if Khabib Nurmagomedov was willing to fight or not. He added, “They proposed to hold a fight, but the conversation didn’t even reach amounts… They asked if there was a desire or not.” We will have to wait and see who ‘GSP’ will face on his return as fans are excited to see him compete again.

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