MMA News Roundup: Dana White Goes Off on Controversial Noche UFC Ending; Valentina Shevchenko Demands Trilogy Fight During Kyrgyzstan Independence Day; Aljamain Sterling Next Fight Scheduled

Numerous incidents have taken place in the world of MMA in the last 24 hours. However, the fans often miss out on the most significant events in their favorite sport due to the paucity of time. However, there is nothing to worry about as we are back with a new edition of the daily roundup. Catch the biggest news from the last 24 hours in just a few minutes of your time.

We will start with Dana White, who went berserk on Mike Bell for his error in judgment at Noche UFC. Then, we will shift our focus to Valentina Shevchenko, who demanded the trilogy fight against Alexa Grasso to be held on the Independence Day of Kyrgyzstan. Finally, we will sum up our news compilation with Aljamain Sterling, who is set to take on a former UFC fighter in a grappling match.

Dana White took aim at Mike Bell for his controversial 5th-round score at Noche UFC

The UFC CEO was apparently not present at the UFC event during the Mexican Independence Day. However, he took notice of the controversial ending of the event. Dana White mentioned that he was on vacation during Noche UFC. When he found out about the score, he thought to himself that Mike Bell should be investigated. White said, “When I found out that one of the judges scored 10-8, I’m like, ‘This guy should be f***in investigated.”

Dana White mentioned that the NSAC will be holding a seminar to make the judges understand what 10-8 really means. Moreover, he hopes that the judges get the gist of that score. The 54-year-old promoter mentioned how there is a lot at stake during championship fights. That is the reason why he prefers to have the best judges during these events.

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On the bright side, The UFC CEO mentioned he is willing to set up the trilogy fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso. “We have to do the rematch. We will rematch them,” said White, claiming that it is the right thing to do.

Valentina Shevchenko demanded a rematch on Kyrgyzstan’s Independence Day

With Dana White willing to give Valentina Shevchenko another shot at the title, she recently demanded that the fight take place on Kyrgyzstan’s Independence Day. She believes that it needs to be a fair affair between her and Alexa Grasso since they had their last fight during Mexican Independence Day. Shevchenko said, “I think it would be fair and very right to have the next event in Kyrgyzstan, Independence Day of Kyrgyzstan.”

Disappointed with the result of her last fight, ‘Bullet’ wants the UFC to do things the right way and make things equal. We will have to wait and see how things unfold in the months to come.

Aljamain Sterling is set to fight a former UFC fighter in a grappling match

‘Funk Master’ is still not over the fact that he lost his bantamweight title against Sean O’Malley and has vocally mentioned his urge for a rematch. However, he is not sitting idly after the loss. Aljamain Sterling is now set to take on a former UFC fighter, Mike Grundy, in a grappling match at Polaris 25.

36-year-old Mike Grundy had a brief stint in Dana White’s promotion from 2019 to 2022. He fought in four fights; however, he won only one. Since then, Grundy has been an active competitor in the grappling scene and holds a brown belt in jiu-jitsu. It will be interesting to see how Sterling fares against the 36-year-old after O’Malley ended his nine-fight unbeaten streak.

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