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No Khabib on MMA Mount Rushmore? Is this the biggest snub in MMA history?

U͏FC Noche is just ͏days away, an͏d p͏re͏par͏a͏ti͏ons for the͏ g͏ran͏d event are ne͏arly complete. However, to further ex͏cite t͏he already enthusiastic fans, Dana White ͏has come forward to share some intriguing details about The Sphere, and it’s as ama͏zing as you might imagine. Well, ready to know what the UFC CEO has for the fans at the Sphere? Then tune in with us as we cusp the latest updates of the last 24 hours in our latest roundup.

From the Sphere highlights, we will move towards a piece of news about Sean O’Malley, who appears to have brutally roasted the former dual weight champion, Henry Cejudo, and that too in his own ‘Pound4Pound’ live stream. To top things off, we will conclude today’s episode with the ‘MMA Mount Rushmore’ by the UFC CEO.

Dana White shares more details about the highly anticipated UFC 306

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With a budget of $20 million, UFC 306 is about to be one of the greatest events that has ever been done by the promotion. The UFC head honcho has been very vocal about the event, stating that he will make it the greatest combat sports spectacle ever. However, can it really live up to its mark? Well, according to the UFC CEO, it will.

While having a conversation with ESPN, Dana White gave the MMA fans some of the finer details about what’s going to go down inside the Sphere, “We are going to put on this unbelievable entertainment event. There’s a movie that’s gonna run in the Sphere, right? There are chapters to this movie. So, before each fight is a movie, and you will be focused on the Sphere and the screen then the fighters will walk out and hopefully – what we’re hoping is then the fight is the star of the show.”

He further added, “When that’s over, there will be another movie then a fight. And basically this movie that I’m talking about and these chapters will tell the history of combat sports in Mexico, the history of the Mexican people, their traditions. It is what I call ‘The Love Letter to Mexico.” 

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No Khabib on MMA Mount Rushmore? Is this the biggest snub in MMA history?

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The UFC production team sure has worked their best to make this a wonderful event but will it be sufficient to take on the Canelo Alvarez match that’s going to happen on the same night? Only time will tell. Well, now that we know about the Sphere, let us move on forward to the headliner of the event Sean O’Malley.

Sean O’Malley made sure Henry Cejudo understood that he was going to win

Sean ͏O’Ma͏lley recently ap͏pe͏ared ͏on͏ the͏ ͏͏’Pound4Pound’ ͏͏p͏odca͏s͏t͏ a͏lo͏ngs͏i͏de Kam͏ar͏u Usman͏ an͏d Henry Cejud͏o. However,͏ ͏as͏ soon ͏as he went ͏live, he jokingly ͏mocked the situation, ca͏l͏͏le͏d ͏o͏ut Henry Cejudo,͏ and t͏hen ͏abrupt͏͏ly left the podcast͏ wit͏hout a͏n͏y͏ prior ann͏oun͏cement.”Boys, you guys know I’m a very, very busy man,” said O’Malley.

He further added, “I’ll keep this short. I came here for two reasons. One, to praise you Kamaru, you’re an absolute legend. And two, Henry, how did you let [Aljamain Sterling] take you down so easy? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, you’re welcome!” The bantamweight champion closed his computer soon after, leaving both Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo confused.

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Regardless, it must be noted that down in the conversation, Cejudo attacked O’Malley by stating that he had some insider news about his camp and it’s kind of sure that he was going to lose the match. Are we witnessing a new rivalry in the world of MMA? We don’t know but what we do know is the fact that Dana White has come forward to announce the four goats of the industry, who are they? Let us find out.

White reveals the four horsemen of UFC

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Who is the biggest fighting sensation of the promotion ever? Well, the question might find different answers from different people but some names are immortalized in the realm of UFC. The ‘Mount Rushmore’ of the UFC has always been a topic of debate, but UFC CEO Dana White has his answer clear and straightforward. when asked about who he thinks are the biggest stars in the promotion’s history, the UFC CEO gave four names which might not be a surprise for the MMA world.

“You’ve got to go with Jon Jones. You have to go with Ronda Rousey. Women would not be fighting in the UFC if it wasn’t for her. You would have to put GSP in there, and absolutely, positively, Conor McGregor. He elevated and changed the game globally,” said Dana White in a conversation with ESPN.

 

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There are many names who couldn’t find their spot on the list but one should give a thought to why Dana White chose these four as his best. Regardless, who is in your ‘MMA Mount Rushmore’? State your thoughts in the comments below.