MMA News Roundup: Jon Jones Confirms Return After Calling Out Alex Pereira, Conor McGregor’s UFC 303 Comeback Teased, UFC Pros React to Canelo Alvarez vs Jaime Munguia
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With the passing of another 24 hours, the MMA community is buzzing because of some noteworthy developments. To help fans keep up with the MMA world, we have yet another daily roundup edition. Today, we will commence with Jon Jones, who hinted at a possible return date in the works. Then, we will shift our focus to Conor McGregor, whose comeback was teased by the UFC. Finally, we will end this news compilation with UFC fighters sharing their reaction to Canelo Álvarez‘s recent success.
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The current UFC heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, recently mentioned on social media about having an epiphany of a probable showdown against light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. He believes that with all the things he and ‘Poatan’ have achieved so far in their respective careers, a fight between them could end up eclipsing the Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor showdown at UFC 229. Now, ‘Bones’ has opened up about yet another thing on social media that appeared to be headline-worthy.
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I have a date, I’ll let boss man Dana announce that https://t.co/1bjl1oQyW5
— BONY (@JonnyBones) May 5, 2024
A fan happened to come across a post from Jon Jones on X when he decided to ask the all-important question to the heavyweight champion. “Serious question, when you back?” ‘Bones’ immediately replied that he already had the date of his impending return to action. But when is that? Well, Jones has decided not to do Dana White‘s bidding since it’s the UFC CEO who’ll finalize it and make the announcement official.
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UFC teases the UFC 303 return of Conor McGregor
It is an exciting thought for fans to be getting to see Conor McGregor back inside the octagon after almost three years of doing everything other than fighting. Now that we have the date for the Michael Chandler fight, the UFC is trying everything possible to hype up what is arguably the biggest comeback in all of combat sports history. As such, the promotion recently dropped a teaser video on YouTube regarding the July 29th pay-per-view.
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The video was only 30 seconds long, showing Conor McGregor moving around as a shadowy figure. Moreover, the video ended with the Irishman seen attempting one of his signature poses. His fight against Michael Chandler is one of those fights that has a big fight feeling as we wait to see if McGregor has missed a beat or not.
UFC pros congratulate Canelo Álvarez on his win
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Canelo Álvarez continued his reign as the undisputed super middleweight champion after his recent win over Jaime Munguia. He showcased a dominating performance and executed his offense and defense in a way that overwhelmed his opponent. His performance garnered the attention of several UFC and MMA athletes. The list of those who reacted also included Jon ‘Bones’ Jones, who claimed to have missed the fight, but was happy for ‘Saul’ nonetheless.
Meanwhile, fighters like Terrance McKinney and Mike Perry were tweeting with updates as the rounds passed. While ‘T-Wrecks’ tweeted, “This canelo vs munguia is delivering might be fight of year for boxing.” Meanwhile, ‘Platinum’ tweeted, “Canelo power is taking over, round 6 starts.” Several other athletes gave their opinions about the fight while commending Alvarez for retaining his undisputed champion status.
Edited by:
Sakshi Jain