Conor Mcgregor’s reputation might have been completely hindered after his indictment in the Dublin civil court, as his rivals in the fight game took the opportunity to denigrate him. What’s it all about? Find out in our latest episode of MMA Roundup, where we will summarize the latest happenings of the last 24 hours. So without any further ado, let’s get started.

From Conor McGregor’s indictment, we will look at Dana White’s plans for a massive deal with Netflix after Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson’s success. After that, we will explore the news of a rematch between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, and finally, we will conclude our roundup with Petr Yan’s intention to take back the bantamweight title.

Jake Paul and Khabib Nurmagomedov take shots at Conor McGregor

Con͏or McGrego͏͏r‘s ͏c͏har͏act͏er ͏h͏as a lot of fac͏ed scru͏tiny ͏͏in the past, but ͏none ͏as ͏s͏ign͏ifica͏͏͏nt as right now, where he’s receiving backlash from the corners of the fight community. The former dual-weig͏ht champion͏ p͏͏leaded g͏u͏ilty͏ ͏i͏n͏ the as͏sault ca͏se͏ involv͏ing Ni͏kita H͏and͏, the incident of which dates back t͏o 20͏18. ͏A jury ha͏s rul͏ed in͏ ͏fa͏͏͏vor of the pl͏a͏i͏nt͏iff͏, thereby indicting ‘The Notorious’. A͏s͏ a͏͏ result, McGregor is now͏ required ͏to pay ͏͏a substanti͏al $259,000 in damag͏es to the plaintiff.

As Conor McGregor pleaded guilty, Khabib Nurmagomedov took to his Instagram stories to share ESPN’s report on the incident, without a single caption emphasizing Nurmagomedov’s vindication at the grave nature of McGregor’s indictment. In addition to ‘Eagle’s post, Jake Paul took to his X handle to attack both Dana White as well as Conor McGregor, “Dana [White] hits his wife. Conor’s convicted of r–e. But I’m the bad guy?”

The former dual-weight champion issued a response to Paul, “No you’re a little gay nerd”, but later deleted the post on X (formerly Twitter). While Conor McGregor’s reputation has been hit pretty badly, it’s too early to tell the effects of his indictment on his fighting career. Moving on, let’s look at the UFC head honcho’s potential Netflix deal, after what he witnessed on November 15th.

Dana White might ink a deal with Netflix after Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson’s success

According to reports, Netflix raked in a massive 108 million viewers for their boxing bout broadcast. Top executives of the billion-dollar entertainment giant have repeatedly asserted in the past that they would never jump into the live sports arena, but this boxing bout might have changed that stance. The streaming platform is reportedly venturing into the sports arena with two NFL games scheduled for Christmas Day, setting the stage for a major move in early 2025. The company has secured a landmark $5 billion, 10-year deal to host WWE’s flagship series, Monday Night Raw. With all these developments, Dana White seems set to ink yet another blockbuster deal.

The UFC CEO Dana White believes that there’s a possibility of the UFC and Netflix collaborating, as he asserted that Netflix missed an opportunity by not entering the live sports arena earlier. “I always believed it. I always thought that Netflix was crazy not to get into live sports sooner than they did. Those guys truly have a global footprint. I think they’re late to the game. It was a big success,” said White.

Further emphasizing the UFC’s PPV might across the globe, White is convinced that the company will perform well with their next broadcasting deal – “We’re the biggest pay-per-view provider on the planet I think we’re going to do very well going into this next deal. I think as we go into our negotiations in 2025, this thing could play out in a lot of different ways. Obviously, we could be with Disney and ESPN for however many years or you could see all our content get chopped up like WWE and NFL does and different products going to different networks. I don’t know how that’s going to play out as we get closer to getting into these negotiations, but it is a possibility.”

A deal ͏wit͏h Netflix could propel the UFC into a new͏ wave ͏of growth, but it ͏would ͏likely mean leaving ͏ESPN behind. Regardless͏ of ͏th͏e out͏come, the colossal move will mark a major ͏vi͏c͏tory for Dana White. ͏Moving on, l͏et’͏s͏ ͏shift our focu͏s to the fate of th͏e ͏ba͏ntamweight ͏divi͏sion.

Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili might happen before the Umar Nurmagomedov fight

At UFC 306, Merab Dvalishvili routed Sean O’Malley to be the new bantamweight champion of the world. This was a shocker for the MMA community as he outperformed ‘Suga’ in every parameter. After the clash, the combat sports community demanded a rematch because Sean O’Malley had a stellar run of being undefeated in seven fights, with one title defense before facing the Georgian. Furthermore, O’Malley never really showcased his striking abilities in the match.

When Merab Dvalishvili won, he immediately began rallying as the next title contender. However, according to a rising bantamweight fighter, the promotion might book the rematch between Dvalishvili and O’Malley before Umar Nurmagomedov can get a chance at the title.

While having a conversation with MMA Canada, Serhiy Sidey emphasized that the promotion might book Dvalishvili vs. O’Malley sooner than expected, “Yeah, honestly I see both. But I feel like the O’Malley-Merab fight would be the move the UFC is probably going to pull, man. Like again, I feel like that’s where the views are. I feel like at the end of the day Merab’s awesome and stuff but I think the UFC wants O’Malley to be the champ, man [laughs].

He further added, “I think he’s the draw, right, he gets the views. So I think they’re going to do that rematch, man. But if you want my honest opinion, I think if Umar fights either of them, Umar is going to take that. That guy is like a different level, man. So it’ll be interesting, man”. Umar Nurmagomedov has been calling out the promotion for a shot at the bantamweight title but it appears that the promotion has a different plan for the division. Regardless, Dana White should be cautioned as the former champ, Petr Yan is looking to find his way back to title contention.

Petr Yan is aiming to recapture his title after UFC Macau

Pe͏tr͏ ͏Yan͏‘s c͏areer is a͏ ͏valuable ca͏se study f͏or͏ M͏MA fighter͏s͏͏, ͏showca͏sing͏͏ ͏multip͏le up͏s and ͏downs. The Rus͏sian f͏ighter͏ reached ͏the peak of͏ h͏i͏s ͏career ͏be͏͏tw͏een 2͏͏018 and 2021, but hi͏s ͏traj͏e͏ctory͏ s͏h͏if͏ted a͏͏fte͏r lo͏͏sing his title͏͏ to͏ ͏Aljamain͏ Sterl͏͏i͏ng. ͏Since th͏en, ͏͏͏hi͏͏s c͏areer ͏has͏ b͏een a ͏rolle͏rcoaster͏, ͏wit͏h ͏vict͏ori͏es and ͏los͏ses͏ ͏a͏lternating ͏ba͏ck-to-back. However, it appears that the Russian is looking to turn back his fortunes as he is looking to earn a title shot after UFC Macau.

While having a conversation with the media, the former bantamweight champion emphasized that he will be looking to fight for the title after dealing with Deiveson Figueiredo, “Merab said himself that Figueiredo is a true No. 11 contender who’s supposed to fight for the belt, so if I beat him, what does that make me? I believe that makes me the No. 1 contender for the belt.”

With Yan also going for the title shot, the bantamweight division looks quite busy at the moment. Regardless, what are your thoughts on the latest round-up? State your thoughts in the comments below.