MMA News Round-Up: Conor McGregor Denied Meddling With TUF List, Jon Jones Buries Daniel Cormier Beef, Alexander Volkanovski Takes Big UFC 284 Decision

There were a lot of new happenings in the fast-paced MMA world which might leave fans wondering which incident they should dive into. Hence, we are here with our MMA news roundup to present you with a collection of the most noted MMA events from the last 24 hours. We start off with the noted UFC icon Conor McGregor, who gave out a startling revelation prior to taking over his role as a coach for the upcoming season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’. Former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones made yet another attempt to diminish the infamous rivalry between him and the famed former UFC champ-champ, Daniel Cormier. Lastly, the UFC no.1 pound-for-pound fighter, Alexander Volkanovski, gave out his opinion on the controversial decision causing his defeat in the UFC 284 main event bout. ‘Volk’ didn’t agree to term the decision as a “robbery” of his victory.

Conor McGregor denies putting fighters of his choice in the upcoming TUF

The noted UFC star Conor McGregor has already started making headlines just after a few hours after his entry into the TUF house. The MMA manager, Daniel Rubenstein, placed an allegation against McGregor with a tweet recently.

He stated that McGregor had used his influence to remove three fighters, namely, Ken Cross, Mitch Ramirez, and Brandon Jenkins, in order to get the fighters of his choice on his team.

The UFC Middleweight, Chris Curtis, also bashed McGregor for his allegedly unfair act. But, ‘Mystic mac’ denied all such claims as he replied to Curtis with a tweet that he decided to take down later.

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McGregor wrote, “@Actionman513 not true. I only know 1 guy on this show and he put himself forward for it. And he is now, after today, set to fight the No. 1 seed! I didn’t ask nor request nothing! And I certainly didn’t have people removed. I’m just tryna get back in the mix myself so f*ck off.”

However, nothing can be documented yet about who is true regarding this entire issue.

Jon Jones revealed that he was grateful to Daniel Cormier

It was apparent that the coveted UFC star, Jon Jones, didn’t want a bit of bitterness left between him and his former archrival, Daniel Cormier. Prior to his return to the octagon at UFC 285, Jones made multiple attempts to obliterate his bitter relationship with ‘DC’. Recently, ‘Bones’ had offered ‘DC’ to commentate his return bout against Ciryl Gane at UFC 285.

However, he decided to reveal his thoughts about the current phase of his relationship with ‘DC’ with another tweet. Jones penned, “Sit-down interview, post-fight interview, coaches meeting. We’re cool man, for real. I appreciate your competitive nature, you [Cormier] drove me to be a better competitor. Forever grateful.”

Understandably, the fans also loved the wholesome “let everything be forgotten and forgiven” mentality displayed by Jones. It was evident from his tweet garnering a massive number of reactions from fans.

Alexander Volkanovski discouraged using the term robbed regarding the UFC 284 decision

A lot of MMA fans had been vocal about the controversial main event decision given by the UFC 284 judges. Furthermore, the controversial decision also cost the UFC Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski his win streak and almost his P4P rankings. ‘Volk’ had also iterated that he was surprised how he “did not get his hand raised” after the bout.

But the Australian showcased his generous nature as he wanted to refrain from using the term robbery for the debatable decision for the UFC 284 main event. In a recent YouTube video, Volkanovski stated, “Did I think we did enough after watching back the tape? Yeah, I do. I’m sure he would say the same when he watches it… We knew it was close. So, I ain’t gonna say I definitely thought I won. I knew it could’ve went either way… Not a robbery”.

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Would you agree that this was truly a wholesome display of sportsmanship coming from the UFC Featherweight champion Volkanovski?

Some more MMA news

• The Combat Sport Commission of Western Australia didn’t find any “conclusive evidence” about any of the UFC 284 main eventers. Hence, they were of the opinion that neither of the athletes “cheated”.
• The winner of the UFC vegas 69 main event might be the next to get a shot at the UFC Flyweight title currently held by Valentina Shevchenko. Jessica Andrade and Erin Blanchfield are expected to dive all out for the opportunity.