Are you on the hunt for some exciting MMA news? Well, we have just the right compilation as we present another daily roundup edition, composed of the most noteworthy and key moments from our favorite sport. Hence, to kick this list off, we’ll talk about the recent Contender Series episode, where Dana White handed out a total of four new contracts.

Moving on from that news, we have Dana White again, who seemed to overlook Francis Ngannou‘s big MMA return against Renan Ferreira. Finally, we sum up this roundup with Conor McGregor, who shared a few words regarding the upcoming UFC 308 headliner for the featherweight championship.

4 new fighters added to the UFC roster

The Season 8 Week 10 episode of Dana White’s Contender was a banger. If you’re wondering why, it’s because the CEO signed four new fighters, starting with 6-1 fighter, Nick Klein. He just needed 37 seconds to impress the boss as he registered a rear-naked choke submission win over Heraldo Souza. Then we have Jonathan Micallef, an Australian welterweight who also scored a submission win in the first round to join the UFC roster.

The 145-pound division saw an addition in the form of the 28-year-old Yadier Del Valle, a 7-0 undefeated fighter. A Cuban native, Del Valle put on a dominating display against Antonio Monteiro as he earned a unanimous decision victory. The last signee of the recent DWCS episode was Luis Gurule, who earned a split decision win, taking his undefeated record to 10-0. It remains to be seen if these fighters can shine when they have their first official fight in Dana White’s promotion.

Now let’s move over to the next big story in the last 24 hours.

Dana White didn’t have much to say about Francis Ngannou’s PFL debut

He may not be in the UFC, but ‘The Predator’ is making all kinds of waves as we inch closer to his PFL debut fight. Having been away from the eight-sided cage competition since early 2022, fans are understandably excited to see Francis Ngannou back in action, but the same cannot be said for Dana White. The UFC CEO made it pretty clear that he doesn’t really “care” about what happens outside his organization.

“Why do I care [about Francis Ngannou’s fight]?” That was Dana White’s reply to a reporter asking about the former UFC champion during the Contender Series presser. This response makes a clear case that there’s no love lost between him and ‘The Predator’ after his UFC departure, and for Ngannou, it will be interesting to see if he shows any rust during the night against Renan Ferreira.

Now, let’s take a look at the final story of this edition of the daily roundup.

Conor McGregor responds to Ilia Topuria ahead of Max Holloway clash

Conor McGregor’s recent record has created a sense among many that he might be on the declining slope of his career. However, as an upstart featherweight in Dana white’s promotion, he scored some big wins against big-name 145’ers, and that includes a win over Max Holloway. Meanwhile, the reigning featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria, took shots at ‘Blessed’, claiming that his loss to McGregor was nothing less than embarrassing.

“When Conor McGregor beats you, forget about it,” Ilia Topuria told Ariel Helwani. As expected, it didn’t much for ‘The Notorious’ to issue a response on X like he usually does, and while he did call ‘El Matador’ a “little man,” he also added some praiseful words for Max Holloway, claiming that losing to him only made the Hawaiian native better. “Holloway came back and earned it majorly. Two time fw champion. Attempted double champ. Is current bmf champ. Nah he the real deal,” the Irishman tweeted.

“He will be very hard to catch for the little man. Don’t walk into a crushing blow, bro. He is strong too. And very experienced! 100%! BIG FIGHT FEEL FOR ME HERE, FOLKS! Oh yes Let’s go,” Conor McGregor added. Do you think the former double champion’s prediction will come true at UFC 308? We’ll find that out pretty soon.

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