MMA News Roundup: Dana White Makes Big Change to UFC 299 After Dustin Poirier Update, Conor McGregor Won’t Return, Tom Aspinall Backs Out of Jon Jones Fight

For avid fight fans, keeping up with the ever-changing landscape of MMA can be quite a challenge. With our jam-packed schedules and constant rush, it’s no surprise that we might miss out on important updates. However, we’re here to save the day. Once again, we present to you the daily roundup, a concise collection of the key highlights from the past 24 hours.

We will start with Dana White making another addition to UFC 299. Then we will shift our focus to veteran Matt Brown, providing his honest thoughts about Conor McGregor returning to the UFC. Finally, we will sum up the daily news compilation with Tom Aspinall, who stepped back from his pursuit of Jon Jones amidst the heated exchange on social media.

Former Olympian added to UFC 299 by Dana White

Most people are talking about UFC 300 and who could feature on the card. Dana White has already announced a few fights for the triple-century pay-per-view while also setting up more fights for other upcoming events. The UFC CEO announced Dustin Poirier‘s return at UFC 299 against Benoit Saint-Denis. Now, a former Olympic medal winner will make his UFC debut alongside ‘the Diamond’ in Miami.

Olympic Bronze medallist in Tae Kwon Do, Robelis Despaigne will make his debut as a heavyweight against Josh Parisian. The fighter, hailing from Cuba, is undefeated in MMA with 4 professional wins. Moreover, Despaigne’s last three fights lasted for a total time of 19 seconds, as he added 3 more knockouts to his personal record. It remains to be seen what kind of excitement he’ll bring to the heavyweight division.

Matt Brown doesn’t think Conor McGregor will return to UFC

Conor McGregor recently announced that he’ll make his return to UFC on June 29th during the International Fight Week against Michael Chandler. However, veteran fighter Matt Brown does not see a reason for ‘The Notorious’ to come back and fight again. He mentioned that until he sees McGregor fight, he will never engage in speculations regarding his comeback. “Is Conor going to fight again? I don’t believe it still. Until I see it, I’m not going to believe it,” said Brown.

Matt Brown further added that Conor McGregor doesn’t need to fight anymore. He believes that a return serves no purpose to the Irishman since he’s already made it with a huge bank balance. The veteran further added, “He’s not going to do anything significant ever again. He’s got $500 million in the bank. What’s a few million for fighting somebody like Chandler? What’s that going to do for him? That would be like if I gave you $10.” ‘The Immortal’ is ready to double down on his thoughts about McGregor’s return as we wait to see if his UFC 302 return will be a reality.

Tom Aspinall stops pursuing Jon Jones

The UFC heavyweight champion and the interim heavyweight champion have been going back and forth on social media. Unaware of what’s next for him, Tom Aspinall let the UFC know about his frustrations regarding the time he has to wait for the title unification match, calling out Jon Jones in the process. Since then, ‘Bones’ and the British star have been trading jibes at each other. However, Aspinall seems to have had enough of going after Jones.

“Forget all the other stuff about titles and résumé ect. I just think I can beat you in a fight mate, but if you don’t want to, I won’t keep chasing you,” Tom Aspinall tweeted. Fully confident in his abilities, the interim champion decided to back down since he thinks Jon Jones is reluctant to get inside the Octagon with him.

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Even though Jon Jones accepts to fight Tom Aspinall, it will still be a long wait for the interim champion. Meanwhile, the fight between ‘Bones’ and Stipe Miocic has been on the cards since last March. We will have to wait and see how Dana White handles this situation, given that Aspinall is on the rise.

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