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The last 24 hours in the MMA world were also packed with a lot of happenings which is bound to get the fans curious. There were revelations regarding Conor McGregor and TUF. Also, UFC Heavyweight Champ Jon Jones fired shots at the former Heavyweight king Francis Ngannou. Hence, we are back with one more edition of the MMA news roundup to get you informed about some of the most noteworthy MMA world events from the last 24 hours. Today, we start off by taking a look at the UFC supremo’s clarification about the Irishman’s demands for coaching in TUF.

Moving on, the Bellator CEO, Scott Coker, talked about the possibility of the former UFC Heavyweight Champ, Francis Ngannou, joining his promotion. We’ll close things off after gaining some knowledge about the current UFC Heavyweight Champ, Jon Jones, bashing Ngannou and his longtime rival, Daniel Cormier.

Dana White revealed Conor McGregor’s demands for coaching in TUF

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A lot of personalities and UFC fans had previously blamed the UFC icon Conor McGregor for the preferential treatment of his selected fighters in TUF. However, the UFC supremo, Dana White, had denied any such claims previously.

Recently, the UFC boss took one step further and clarified McGregor‘s exact demands that he put forward for coaching in TUF. White appeared on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ where he quoted the Irishman’s words, stating, “Yeah, I’ll do it, but I’m bringing two guys that I want to make it right onto the show.

Further, the UFC boss also bashed the media due to the useless accusation stating, “Oh, that’s not fair, and what happened to those guys? Shut the f*** up. So we’ll take care of the guys that aren’t on it, and this is what Conor wants. We’ll give it to him.”

Scott Coker’s words about the possibility of Francis Ngannou joining Bellator

Post his UFC release, the former UFC Heavyweight kingpin, Francis Ngannou, has given no clear indication of his next venture. There are talks going on about a special rules boxing bout between him and the noted boxer, Tyson Fury. Also, ‘The Predator’ had given some indications of joining the PFL previously.

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Amid such haze regarding ‘The Predator’, Bellator CEO, Scott Coker, made a revelation about whether he would look to sign Ngannou or not. Coker talked to ‘MMA Junkie’ where he stated, “My guys have been talking to Francis [Ngannou], I know they’ve met, I know Stephen met with him on the boxing side. I have always said that I think we would be a perfect fit for him because he could do boxing, he could do MMA, but I don’t think there’s anything close to a deal”.

 

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It will be interesting to watch if Coker and “his guys” finally manage to strike a deal with the former UFC Heavyweight Champ, Ngannou.

Jon Jones went off on Francis Ngannou and Daniel Cormier

After his superb victory at UFC 285, Jon ‘Bones’ Jones took to Twitter in order to thank all of his well-wishers. He also stated that he was happy to have fulfilled the expectations of his well-wishers. But, it was not all thanks and wishes from ‘Bones’.

The current Heavyweight champ also replied to a few of his fan’s tweets, where he fired Twitter shots at the former UFC Heavyweight kingpin, Francis Ngannou, and his former archrival and current UFC commentator, Daniel Cormier.

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One of his fans brought out ‘The Predator’s topic, to which Jones gave a startling reply.

‘Bones’ also exaggerated one of the points related to his former rival ‘DC’, which was pulled up by another of his fans.

Do you also agree with Jones’ replies? Who do you think would walk out victorious if a fight between ‘Bones’ and ‘The Predator’ actually happens? Also, did you find ‘DC’s’ commentary somewhat unusual when Jones submitted Gane?

Some more MMA news

  • Daniel Cormier expressed his concern about the 39-year-old Nick Diaz eyeing to make a comeback at this age.
  • UFC 285 sets new records with startling numbers.

 

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