Last night, the famous Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial reached its final verdict. Many celebrities, including UFC fighters, had their eyes glued on the trial, which was telecasted live on the internet.

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After the verdict came out, social media was flooded with memes about the same. And Conor McGregor’s former training partner used one to call out the YouTuber turned boxer, Jake Paul.

Famous Hollywood actor Johnny Depp won three lawsuits against his ex-wife Amber Heard, who only won one in return. Following that, American rapper Snoop Dogg posted a meme about it.

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In the video posted by Snoop Dogg on his Instagram, a manager of a football team is dancing and celebrating with the players. The caption of the video read, “Johnny Depp with his lawyers RN.”

However, UFC star Conor McGregor’s former training partner Dillon Danis saw this as an opportunity. He took a dig at his arch-nemesis, Jake Paul, by writing, “Me after putting Jake Paul to (sleep emoji)” in the comments.

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Dillon Danis is a professional MMA fighter with a 2-0 record in Bellator. Apart from that, he is also famous for being a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training partner for the former UFC lightweight champion McGregor.

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However, he is currently inactive as he is recovering from a knee injury. Similarly, McGregor is also out of fighting. However, he recently gave an update on his return.

Conor McGregor talks about his injury and UFC return

‘The Notorious’ suffered a gruesome injury in his last fight in 2021. However, he is fully recovered from the injury. McGregor is even returning for his return and posts videos regularly.

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Recently, he gave a massive update on his training and injury. In an interview, he said, I’m out here my full team, you know. Obviously, I’m enjoying the Monaco Grand Prix, and then you know. After that, we’re going to up the training a little bit, bit by bit.

“I should be able to kick now. Another CT scan now in the coming days and then I’ll be clear to kick. Once I can kick and grapple, I’ll be back in no time. So boxing training has gone well and strength training and that so I’m excited to get back.” McGregor added.

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McGregor has expressed his interest in fighting for the welterweight title on his return. However, there has been no official announcement about his return date or opponent.

When do you guys think McGregor will return and whom will he fight? What are your thoughts on Danis’ call out? Let us know in the comments below.

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