Welcome back for another daily roundup edition comprising the biggest news across the MMA world. So sit tight as we take a look at the first piece of noteworthy news that involves Dana White. The UFC CEO made an unusual mistake with a statement that caused a little concern about Jon Jones and his status as champion.

Thereafter, we will dive into the UFC 304 title defender Leon Edwards, who continued to take aim at Belal Muhammad ahead of their headlining act at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester. Finally, we’ll sum up this roundup with the news of a brawl that almost took place during the recent UFC PPV presser.

Is Jon Jones not undisputed? Dana White makes a rare mistake

Ahead of the big Manchester PPV, Dana White made a CNBC appearance in a bid to promote the two-title-fight event, which promises some great action for the fans. While laying out the details of the two featured fights of UFC 304, the UFC CEO mistakenly claimed that was for the heavyweight title between Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes, forgetting the fact that it was an interim title fight. For someone who’s always on point with his promotional work, it was unusual to see that White forgot about Jon Jones being the undisputed champion, or is there something into it?

Jon Jones has been facing some legal problems with some misdemeanor charges and the legal proceedings are ongoing. Maybe that could cause a delay in his return and Dana White might have more information about the situation than we do. Whether there’s a chance that Jones gets stripped or if it was simply a slip of the tongue from the UFC CEO, we’ll have to wait and see.

Leon Edwards fires shots at Belal Muhammad again

Belal Muhammad recently had a run-in with Leon Edwards and his team at the elevator of the hotel where the UFC 304 fighters are stationed. He claimed that he could feel ‘Rocky’ afraid of him as they head into their fight this weekend, but the champion recently opened up on the situation and shared a few unsavory words for ‘Remember the Name’. “‘You’re [Belal Muhammad] pretending’… He’s a persona putting on for the media and trying to talk himself into the fight and blah, blah, blah,” Edwards told Daniel Cormier in a recent interview on YouTube.

If that wasn’t it, Belal Muhammad’s recent claims about getting placed alongside Georges St-Pierre if he wins at UFC 304 were also shut down by Leon Edwards, who laughed off that comment. The heat seems evident between the two now as it adds to the buildup of their headlining fight. It remains to be seen if Muhammad will be the one to take the crown from Edwards or if the Jamaican-born British fighter claims a third victim in his 3rd title defense. Now, let’s check out the final news piece.

Edwards’ and Muhammad’s teams clash at the pre-fight presser

Apart from the apparent verbal jibes traded between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad, their teams got a little too feisty recently. There is absolutely no love lost between both camps and they showcased that at the end of the UFC 304 pre-fight press conference. Footage from the aftermath of the event has popped up on social media showing how both teams got into a heated situation that escalated after they were trading insults at each other.

Thankfully, there were no fisticuffs involved in the heated situation because things could have gotten really physical really fast since there were a lot of guys on each team. Even Dana White had to come and talk them out of clashing with each other. We’ll have to wait and see if Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad bring the same kind of energy when they fight this weekend.