MMA News Roundup – Dana White’s Trolled for UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg and Power Slap; Conor McGregor Says No More Hollywood Movie Offers; Mark Coleman’s Vital Health Update Shared

Keeping up with the unlimited developments in the MMA realm could be challenging. But there is nothing to worry about as we bring to you yet another edition of the daily round, which will firstly cover Dana White getting mocked for considering Alexandre Pantoja vs. Steve Erceg for UFC 301 andalso regarding Power Slap numbers. Then we will shift our focus to Conor McGregor, who provided an update on his Hollywood career. Finally, we will sum up the news compilation with an update on Mark Coleman‘s health.

With no time to waste, let’s dive into it!

Dana White gets trolled for UFC 301 fight and Power Slap numbers

The UFC CEO got trolled yet again by fans for the announcement of an upcoming fight at UFC 301. Flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja will defend his title for the second time in May. He will defend the 125-pound title against rising contender Steve Erceg, who’s undefeated in the UFC ever since he joined the promotion in 2023.

Erceg is certainly one of the few fighters to have earned a title shot in such a short amount of time, but the fans did not seem too interested in this fight. The fans believe that UFC 301 is set for a low PPV buy rate with this fight on the card. Meanwhile, another revelation came to light regarding Dana White’s Power Slap League.

Dana White has been talking big about the Power Slap League since its inception in 2023. He claims that the events of his slap-fighting venture are doing great numbers. However, Bob Menery of ‘Overdogs Podcast’ had a different story to share about Power Slap. The 36-year-old revealed that White’s second promotion isn’t as popular as he claims it to be.

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“He had this little rinky-dink f***ing app that didn’t even f***ing function or work called Power Slap. He’s always like so many players are playing this f***ing thing. There was nobody f***ing playing that thing,” said Menery. It will be interesting to see how Dana White reacts to this remark in the future.

No more movies for Conor McGregor?

‘Road House‘ just had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival, as the film is set to release on March 21. Conor McGregor recently had a brief interview where he was asked about his next plans in the movie industry. However, the Irishman doesn’t have anything coming up soon. He said, “Right now, this present time, I have no conversations ongoing. So, we’ll see what happens.”

However, ‘The Notorious’ isn’t counting out a potential career in Hollywood. He wants to see how viewers react to his debut role as ‘Knox’ in ‘Road House’ before making any decisions regarding his next flick. “The movie is going to come out, [we’ll] see how people respond and see what ends up on my table,” Conor McGregor added. We will have to wait and see if the remake lives up to the standard of the original 1989 cult classic.

Update on Mark Coleman’s health

Hall of Famer Mark Coleman set an example after saving his parents from a fire that broke out at his childhood home in Fremont, Ohio. However, when he went back to save his pet dog, Hammer, who alerted him in the first place about the fire, he could not save his canine friend and collapsed. He, there upon, had to be airlifted to a local medical facility. Coleman was in critical condition after having inhaled an enormous amount of smoke. But now, ‘The Hammer’ is in a safe state as he shared a message on Instagram with his followers through his daughter, Kenzie.

Coleman appeared to be thankful for the people who endlessly worked to save him from his critical condition and also thanked the fans for their constant caring messages and blessings on social media. The Hall of Famer also took the time to mourn the death of his pet dog, calling him his best friend. “it breaks my heart to say this but rest in peace to my special to my dog hammer. If you followed me before all of this you knew he was my sidekick and best friend,” Coleman stated. Fans and fighters alike as well as MMA enthusiasts around the world are all hoping that the former UFC champion gets back on his feet soon.

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