MMA News Roundup: Bo Nickal Gets New UFC 290 Opponent; Logan Paul Shows Interest in an UFC Fight on Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg Undercard; Yair Rodriguez Shows Off Custom UFC Belt

In the fast-paced world of MMA, numerous noteworthy incidents occur every day. However, due to lack of time, some fans often miss some sensational stories from the MMA world. But even if you are one of them, you can stay relaxed. Our MMA news roundup is here once again to keep you updated on the world of your beloved sport. Here, you will find summaries of some sensational events from the MMA world over the last 24 hours.

We will start off with the news regarding Bo Nickal getting a new opponent for UFC 290 following the withdrawal of Tresean Gore. Then we will move on to Logan Paul, who has shown an interest in competing in his first UFC fight on the undercards of Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg. We will end the roundup with Yair Rodriguez, who received a new custom UFC champion.

Bo Nickal to fight an undefeated fighter

A recent report suggests that highly-rated prospect, Bo Nickal, will fight in his second pay-per-view event against Jamaican fighter Val Woodburn. This news comes in the wake of Treason Gore’s withdrawal from the fight due to an injury he sustained on his wrist. Moreover, ‘Mr. Vicious’ will be undergoing surgery to fix his scaphoid bone. Meanwhile, Val Woodburn is currently undefeated with seven wins and no losses.

Woodburn was originally scheduled to fight Marco Tulio on Dana White‘s Contender Series in August. However, fate seems to have a different plan for him, as he will make his UFC debut in a pay-per-view event. Moreover, middleweight veteran Chris Curtis took to social media and expressed how happy he was to see his friend and teammate get his UFC shot. He claims that Woodburn is a hard fighter to take down, which will be a test for the 3-time NCAA champion, Bo Nickal.

Logan Paul wants to compete on the Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg undercard

Famous social media star Logan Paul has tried his hands at boxing and professional wrestling. However, he’s looking for a new challenge, and that is competing in his first-ever UFC fight. In a recent episode of his ‘Impaulsive’ podcast, ‘The Maverick’ revealed that he had pitched the idea to fight on the undercard of the battle of the billionaires, Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg. Though the dates have not been finalized for the tech moguls’ fight, Logan Paul mentioned that he’s willing to fight for free.

Furthermore, he also stressed the fact that he’ll fight to raise money for charity and already has an opponent in mind. Paul initially wanted to fight controversial social media influencer, Andrew Tate. The 28-year-old said, “That b*tch a** Andrew Tate won’t fight me, give me Paddy Pimblett. Give me Paddy the Baddy.” 

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However, ‘Top G’ hasn’t shown much interest on that front. Instead, Logan Paul wants to fight rising UFC star Paddy Pimblett. ‘The Maverick’ is confident that he will beat ‘The Baddy’ as the Liverpudlian has gained some significant weight during his time outside the Octagon.

Yair Rodriguez receives custom UFC championship title

Mexican UFC star and interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez is gearing up for his undisputed championship fight against Alexander Volkanovski this weekend. He will become the third Mexican fighter besides Alexa Grasso and Brandon Moreno to hold the title of an undisputed champion if he wins at UFC 290. However, before the biggest fight of his career so far, ‘El Pantera’ received a gift in the form of a customized championship belt as an attempt to pay homage to his native country of Mexico.

Rodriguez revealed that the customized belt was gifted to him by his management team. The artwork was done by two artists by the name of Jacobo and Maria Angeles. Furthermore, there is a lot of excitement surrounding his fight given that Mexico currently has three champions on the current roster. Rodriguez’s customized title may influence other fighters to create their own personalized designs in the future. We will have to see if other fighters take the same route.

Some more MMA news:

• Conor McGregor mocks Michael Chandler on social media after their heated altercation on TUF 31
• Dan Hooker reveals that he was offended when the UFC offered him to fight Tony Ferguson

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