MMA News Roundup – Dana White in a Bitter Mood After Brawl at UFC Mexico; Headliner Set for Conor McGregor’s Promised Return Date; Jones and Ngannou Faceoff at PFL vs Bellator Event

The wrap-up of UFC Mexico has given rise to a lot more news updates in the MMA world. Hence, we’ve compiled the most noteworthy headlines in our latest roundup edition. Today, we will start with Dana White. The UFC CEO expressed his concerns regarding the brawl in the crowd during the Fight Night event in Mexico City. Then we will turn our attention to a pay-per-view that’s set to take place on June 29, which is the same date as Conor McGregor‘s promised return. Finally, we will sum up the news compilation with Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou facing off at the recent PFL event.

With these interesting developments lined up, let’s dive into it.

Crowd brawl leaves Dana White angry

Besides the violence that occurred in the octagon, there was action amidst the crowd as well during UFC Mexico. The media had already grilled Dana White for the brawl in the crowd between Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis. As such, he did not like what happened in Mexico during the Fight Night event.

Upon media interactions, Dana White reiterated that these incidents did not typically happen in a UFC event. Moreover, when he saw the brawl break out, he was disappointed to have not seen anyone from his security team secure the peace in that situation.

White said, “I mean, I was waiting for the security to come; they just let him go till it was over. That’s one of the craziest things I have ever seen.”

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Despite the brawl in the crowd, the UFC head honcho doesn’t think it has put a dent in the promotion’s image. He claims bygones are bygones. “I don’t think it’s a bad look for the UFC; it happened, and you know, that was the end of that,” said the UFC CEO. It remains to be seen if such incidents take place again in the future.

PPV announced on Conor McGregor’s promised return

According to recent reports, Dana White has set his plans for International Fight Week. UFC 303 will headline the week, which will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. What’s surprising is that the date for the PPV event is 29th June, which is the same date Conor McGregor announced his return will take place.

Unfortunately, there is no update regarding Conor McGregor’s status in that event. Dana White has yet to give us a date, but another significant event will take place during International Fight Week. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony and the UFC fan experience events will also take place in June. We will have to wait and see if the UFC CEO has a surprise regarding McGregor or not.

Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou face off again

Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou set the MMA world abuzz after they faced off during a PFL event in 2023. However, they were not done crossing each other’s paths. Jones and Ngannou bumped into each other for a second time and they faced off, but it was not as serious as it was the last time.

Francis Ngannou attended the event to face off the winner of the PFL Champion vs Bellator Champion match between Renan Ferreira and Ryan Bader in Saudi Arabia. Unexpectedly, Ngannou caught up with Jones, who came to witness the fight in a traditional Saudi attire, known as the thawb. They sized up each other and even shared a few jokes as Ngannou walked out of the arena. These couple of encounters between the two of the greatest heavyweight fighters could act as a sad reminder. A fight between Ngannou and Jones could be one of the biggest missed opportunities in MMA.

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