MMA News Roundup: Francis Ngannou’s Son Kobe’s Death Brings MMA & Boxing Together, Ronda Rousey Faces Backlash, Alexandre Pantoja Slams Sean Strickland

The daily roundup is back and we have some crucial developments in the MMA world. So, without any further delay, let’s dive into it! We will start today’s news compilation with Francis Ngannou, who received love and support from the entire combat sports community in the wake of his son Kobe‘s tragic passing. Then we will focus our attention on Ronda Rousey, who garnered a negative response after she made certain remarks about Joe Rogan. and the media. At last, we will take a look at the comments Alexandre Pantoja made about the former champion, Sean Strickland.

The community of the combat sports world mourned the death of Francis Ngannou’s son

On 27th April, a tragedy occurred to Francis Ngannou. The former UFC champion lost his beloved son, Kobe, who was just 15 months old. However, ‘The Predator’ did not reveal about the tragic news immediately. Instead, he shared a tweet of frustration, claiming that he was “f***ing tired”. When he opened up about his son’s passing, many personalities, especially from the boxing and MMA world, came out to give Ngannou some emotional support.

Anthony Joshua, Manny Pacquiao, Michael Bisping, Gilbert Burns, Cain Velasquez, and Dewey Cooper were some prominent names who joined Francis Ngannou in mourning the passing of Kobe.

Ronda Rousey gets a response to her comments about Joe Rogan

Ronda Rousey claims that she was hurt; hurt by the way the media treated her after her winning streak came to an end. She even brought up Joe Rogan and claimed that he, like many others, turned his back on her. But former MMA fighter Jimmy Smith seems to have just had with Rousey’s ill-fated comments and harshly criticized the former bantamweight champion for her own decisions.

“That’s what Ronda Rousey wants. All the credit, none of the blame,” Jimmy Smith said on his podcast. “She never gives credit to the people who actually beat her.” He also ridiculed ‘Rowdy’s decision to jump inside the WWE’s squared circle in a spot that is known for concussions when she claimed to have been dealing with those issues since her Olympic days. In addition to that, the 46-year-old even went on to reveal that there was no love lost between her and the people behind the scenes.

“The idea that I left MMA and went to the WWE cos I had concussion problems makes no sense… Ronda, if you are listening, the people behind the scenes, camera people, audio people, people you can push around, people you can bully, and people you can talk down to can’t stand you f***ing a**,” Smith added. We will have to wait and see how Ronda Rousey responds to this reply from the veteran.

Alexandre Pantoja fires shots at Sean Strickland for looking down on the flyweight fighters

We know how vocal Sean Strickland can get regarding his views and opinions. But not everybody likes to hear his raw and unfiltered thoughts about every single topic. As such, Strickland’s recent incendiary comments about the UFC’s flyweight division, as well as the women’s division, had the 125-pound kingpin clap back at the former middleweight champion.

“I’m very mad when Strickland said that for women and flyweight guys. Shut your mouth. Respect my job. I put food on my table with that. You’re crazy,” Alexandre Pantoja spoke out on ‘SHAK MMA‘. He also claimed that nobody works harder than the ones in the 125-pound division, given the level of skill and competition.