MMA News Roundup- Israel Adesanya’s Bold Verdict on His Legacy; Brian Ortega Chokes Out Fan; Conor McGregor Lashes Out on Internet

The hype around UFC Saudi Arabia is palpable with Israel Adesanya trying to redeem himself of his last back-to-back defeats. But before he had the chance to tackle Nassourdine Imavov inside the Octagon, he accepted all the chances that he could face a defeat in Riyadh. But why did the former 2-time middleweight champion admit defeat so long before the clash? We’ll tackle this question in today’s episode of EssentiallySports’ MMA News Roundup!

We’ll begin the journey with Adesanya’s plans, and then move on to Brian Ortega’s wild act. Well, he did choke one of his fans out, and the reason will surprise you. Finally, we’ll take a look at Conor McGregor’s wild shots on Instagram. So without any ado, let’s dive right into it!

Israel Adesanya reveals his take on the importance of his fight at UFC Saudi Arabia

During the UFC Saudi Arabia pre-fight press conference, a reporter asked ‘The Last Stylebender’ about the importance of the fight against Imavov. The former UFC middleweight champion is currently on a 2-fight losing streak. And his fight at UFC Fight Night 250 will determine whether he’ll remain in the title picture or not. Needless to say, the upcoming bout is a bit too important. But what does ‘The Stylebender’ think of it?

Israel Adesanya replied, “This is an important fight for me. But it’s for me. Like I said to Oscar before, I could lose my next 10 fights and it wouldn’t, you know, dim my history or anything. But this fight is important for me. For me. Not for anyone else. I’m doing this to prove to myself, you know. I’m still evolving in this game. I’m still getting better. And I’m still very dangerous. So yeah. I’m doing this one for me.”

Now, let’s move on to the next story and see why ‘T-City’ choked a fan out cold. Let me tell you, the reason lies close to a bet, some trash talk, and a lot of Fortnite. Yet, it’s something that no fight fan would ever expect.

Brian Ortega chokes out a fan because of trash talk

The former UFC title challenger is an avid Fortnite player. And in one of his games, he came across another player who was pretty prompt in trash talk. Hence, the duo placed a bet and Ortega won the session. He wasted no time flying from California to North Carolina and waiting for the trash talker to finish his shift. And it was all to choke the fan to sleep.

Ortega said, “People ask me ‘Play with me on Fortnite’, cool cool. The only problem is you guys keep talking mad ‘you know what’. So I have an online homie talking mad smack, the real reason why I flew to North Carolina was because he was talking s***. We made a bet, and I said I’ll fly over there and choke you out. And here he is! I showed up! I showed up to his damn job and I had to wait for him to finish his job. So now, ‘Imma choke your a** out. A bet’s a bet!”

Now, it’s time to pay Conor McGregor a visit. He has been garnering quite a bit of lashing from the social media community for attacking Paul Hughes on X. But now, it was the former UFC double champion’s turn to send some fire in the netizens’ way.

Conor McGregor fires shots at the netizens while shooting lead in style

‘The Notorious’ shared a post on Instagram that showed him in a shooting range. McGregor seemed to be having quite a bit of fun while unleashing a barrage of bullets into the targets placed in front of him. In the caption, the Irishman wrote, “YOU BUM, LICK A–E, TURN COAT, BOOTLICKIN’ MOTHER—-ERS, OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND EAT THIS LEAD!”

No doubt, the Irish mixed martial artist seemed to have a lot of fun in the act. And that attracted a laughing emoji from Mike Perry in the comments section. The netizens also had a similar reaction as McGregor continued to fire bullets into the target. 

And that brings us to the end of today’s episode of MMA News Roundup. What do you think of Adesanya’s take on the importance of his upcoming bout? Do you think Ortega did the right thing by choking his fan? What do you think of McGregor’s shooting range post? Let us know what you think in the comments down below.