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It’s been a busy few days for UFC CEO Dana White.
Whereas followers have been speculating left and proper about Conor McGregor’s harm and potential (now confirmed) withdrawal from his deliberate UFC 303 important occasion versus Michael Chandler, White was additionally coping with a last-second sickness to UFC Saudi Arabia’s Khamzat Chimaev! All of the information unraveled final Friday, as two separate combat playing cards have been fully reworked again into usable situation after two of the game’s largest names crumbled.
Throughout an look on The Jim Rome Present, White addressed the chaotic occasions of the previous couple of days and provided his ideas on the instant way forward for UFC 302’s would-be important occasion athletes. Within the case of Michael Chandler, White revealed that he expects Chandler to attend for the McGregor combat to be rebooked, although he’s open to providing him a special match up.
“I believe poor Chandler needs to attend for Conor McGregor man,” White defined. “However no matter he needs to do. If he needs to get a combat this summer season, we’ll do no matter he needs. He’s one of many best athletes I’ve ever labored with. He’s an excellent human being, and I like him so much.”
That sounds dangerously near sympathy.
Sadly for “Iron” Mike, he could also be ready for an terrible very long time. Preliminary experiences anticipated Chandler vs. McGregor to be rebooked someday round August or September, however White is noncommittal. Given McGregor’s age and huge wealth, he wouldn’t be stunned if McGregor walks away for good.
“Jon Jones. Possibly he’ll combat once more. Possibly he received’t. Conor McGregor. Possibly he’ll combat once more. Possibly he received’t.“ @danawhite on the potential of two UFC icons by no means stepping within the octagon once more. pic.twitter.com/aWaFnFtWcw
— Jim Rome (@jimrome) June 17, 2024
“Conor goes to be 36 in July, and he’s obtained loads of cash. I don’t ever assume that guys like that — [like] Jon Jones — who is aware of. Possibly he’ll combat once more. Possibly he received’t. Conor McGregor. Possibly he’ll combat once more. Possibly he received’t. You by no means know with among the guys that get to that degree. You by no means know should you’re ever going to see them once more.”
Hopefully, we’ll discover out a timeline within the coming weeks.
Insomnia
This sort of commercial jogs my memory of Thailand, the place native promotions have their athletes hit mitts on high of small vehicles.
A final-second change to Saturday’s UFC Saudi Arabia occasion:
This cage-side slow-mo of Tatsuro Taira’s leg-shattering takedown of Alex Perez is gnarly!
It took eight years, however Rafael dos Anjos lastly obtained a little bit of revenge on Conor McGregor. Everybody will get injured on a protracted sufficient timeline …
Bo Nickal could have missed an necessary cellphone name, however I actually like this rumored match up.
Garrett Armfield deployed organic warfare in his “Struggle of the Night time” versus Brady Hiestand.
An ice-cold photograph of Gervonta Davis touchdown his left hand:
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Santillana threw 4 strikes on this clip, and each one in all them landed onerous. That’s timing!
I don’t know what I’m watching actually, however perhaps that is the place Ali Abdelaziz obtained his thought about Kayla Harrison combating males.
Proper hand to the physique alongside the fence is such an underrated shot.
Random Land
At all times rooting for the bull.
Midnight Music: Hip-hop, 1993
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