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MMA News Round-Up- Darren Till Issues a Statement After Release; Chael Sonnen-Jon Jones PED Scandal; Khabib’s Close Friend, Who Attacked Conor McGregor, Removed From UFC

Published 03/01/2023, 8:12 AM EST

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A lot can happen in the MMA world in 24 hours, and, just like every other day, the UFC has action from inside and outside the octagon as the fans are excited about the next UFC PPV event. Moreover, there is some gloomy news for certain fighters and their camps as the UFC Roster Watch on Twitter gave some shocking news to the fans after the release of Darren Till.

Till has now come up with a statement regarding the same. Moreover, Chael Sonnen has a lot to say about Jon Jones and the use of PEDs. Further, Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s friend is released from the UFC as reported.

Darren Till issues a statement after being released by the UFC

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The news of the UFC star being released came as a shock to fans all around the world. The reason behind this is still not known, but one might venture a guess as it may be owed to ‘Gorilla’s poor performances.

The Liverpool-born fighter is 1-5 in his last six fights. Moreover, Till is also quite an injury-prone athlete and pulls out of the fights. However, the UFC star does not have any bad blood with the UFC bosses.

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‘Gorilla’ tweeted, “What’s happening everyone, Me, Dana & Hunter are still cool as f**k. I asked UFC 2 remove me just 2 sort some other shit for the foreseeable, They happily agreed to release me out of contract which I appreciate. I’m not going anywhere, got big plans to execute & I’ll be back.”

It remains to be seen when will Till return to the octagon as his fans wait for him.

Chael Sonnen exposes dark Jon Jones PED scandal

Chael Sonnen recently appeared on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani and looked back at his fight against Jon Jones in 2013. ‘The America Gangster’ was defeated by ‘Bones’ convincingly, but Sonnen revealed something shocking in the interview.

The UFC veteran said, “I had more juice than Tropicana and he pushed me around like a Mack truck versus a Volvo… As soon as we locked up with each other, as he’s pushing me backwards before he comes with his big spinning elbow, I remember thinking, ‘I know your secret because I got the same one'”

Sonnen basically created an uncalled stir in the news with his comments.

Team Khabib Member, who attacked Conor from behind, gets cut from UFC

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Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s friend Zubaira Tukhugov has been released from the UFC. The UFC lightweight had lost his last bout in the UFC to Elves Brener. However, ‘Warrior’ Tukhugov is famous for attacking Conor McGregor inside the octagon at the UFC 229 brawl.

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The UFC Roster Watch account gave this news on Twitter. What do you think about the latest news in the world of MMA and UFC? Let us know in the comments.

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Faizan Mirza

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Faizan Mirza is a UFC Writer at Essentially Sports. He has had a keen eye on the UFC since 2015 and is a fan of Conor McGregor because of his attitude and charisma. Faizan had been following McGregor's ascent in the sport.
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Vineet Nandwana