MMA News Roundup: Dana White Provides a Concerning Update on Conor McGregor’s Return; Mike Tyson Names Francis Ngannou vs Tyson Fury the Biggest Fight of the Year; Mark Zuckerberg Snubs Dana White to Fight at One Hints CEO

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If you have missed the latest fights, or couldn’t catch the latest interviews – no worries. We have you covered! In this edition of MMA News Roundup, we shall talk about UFC CEO Dana White‘s latest update on the Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler fight. Then, we shall move on to boxing legend Mike Tyson dubbing the Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury fight to be bigger than a really notable one. Finally, we shall talk about ONE CEO calling out Dana White and suggesting the billionaire’s fight take place under his banner.

Dana White comes clean about Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler

Nothing would give UFC fans more happiness and satisfaction than knowing that their favorite lightweight fighter, Conor McGregor is coming back to the UFC. The Irishman was supposed to come back to the promotion this year and an explosive fight against his TUF rival Michael Chandler was ready to be made official. However, McGregor failed to join the USADA pool, and his chance to return this year passed him by.

White, at a recent press conference, was asked about the current situation for the McGregor – Chandler fight, where he revealed some devastating news for Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler fans. “I got nothing on either one of those guys right now. I mean, I’ve been saying, uh… you know for a while, next year is when Conor’s gonna fight, and then obviously… you know…”, started White. 

Everyone knows that to Michael Chandler, the McGregor fight, right now, is like an itch that he just can’t scratch. “If Chandler gets antsy, we’ll figure something out.“, assured the UFC CEO. However, the fight fans really want to see the two go at it – not as TUF rivals, but as headliners for a UFC main event. 

“Chandler’s got a bunch of money. He’s hanging out with his family and when the time is right for the – for the Conor fight, I’m sure that’s the fight he wants.“, concluded White. 

Boxing legend Mike Tyson dubs this fight bigger than Garcia vs. ‘Tank’

Everyone knows that Mike Tyson has been helping former UFC HW champ and PFL signee Francis Ngannou, train in boxing, for his upcoming boxing bout against the WBC champ Tyson Fury. However, it seems there is a reason why he is so invested in it.

In a recent interview/press conference, Mike Tyson was asked by an interviewer, which, according to him, is the next biggest fight in boxing. To this, the former boxer replied, “Well this – this is the biggest fight in boxing right now. In all sports, right now.“, indicating the fight between Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury.

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The interviewer then asked him if he thought the Ngannou vs. Fury fight was going to be bigger than the Ryan Garcia vs. Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis fight. “Oh absolutely! Exactly. No doubt about it.“, exclaimed Tyson. 

Mark Zuckerberg showered with praise by ONE CEO as possible ‘Billionaire’s fight’ suggested

Earlier this year, the world got hyped for a possible, potential fight between two tech giants – Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. The two had a heated back-and-forth online, where the two tycoons were calling each other out. In fact, they were seen training with certain UFC fighters as well. However, the fight fizzled out eventually.

UFC CEO Dana White was the first person who expressed interest in promoting that fight. Now, months later, ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong has an interesting proposal for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and UFC CEO Dana White. Sityodtong has said that he has given Zuckerberg a proposal to join and fight in ONE FC. While Zuckerberg hasn’t replied with a yes, it’s also not a no.

Then, the ONE FC showered the Meta CEO with praises and said that he is interested in booking a main-event ONE fight card between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. He also suggested that a fight between him and UFC CEO Dana White, be on the same card, as the co-main event.

Who knows if the ONE FC CEO is serious or not? But on the off chance that he is, could this be something that the two promotions work towards?

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