The past 24 hours in the MMA world witnessed a few noteworthy moments that are keeping MMA fans hooked. From the Welterweight king, Leon Edwards’ revelation to the UFC working out all-new fixtures, the day has been quite eventful. So, here’s our MMA News roundup for an insight into a few notable MMA world incidents.
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Starting off with Leon Edwards’ revelation about his next bout, we’ll also look at a rather heated online exchange between the current UFC Light Heavyweight kingpin, Jamahal Hill, and the former Middleweight champ, Alex Pereira. Lastly, we’ll know about the UFC authorities fixing a coveted Flyweight bout for UFC 290 to end things for the day.
Leon Edwards gave out the timeline for his next bout ignoring Colby Covington
Right from the conclusion of UFC 286, there had been a lot of talks regarding the next Welterweight title fight. While the coveted, Colby Covington, revealed that he would be fighting the Welterweight king, Leon Edwards, in July, the UFC supremo, Dana White, didn’t confirm the timeline of the fight. Covington had also revealed that the UFC and White had assured him of stripping Edwards of the title if he refused the fight with him.
Amid all this, the champ, Leon Edwards finally provided his preferred timeline for his next title defense. In a recent interview with ‘Sky Sports’, ‘Rocky’ revealed that he won’t be accepting any fight in July unless he is offered a sumptuous amount. He said, “I fought under a month ago. March to July, I don’t think makes sense”.
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 30: Leon Edwards, an English mixed martial artist talks to the midia during the UFC press confrence at BT Tower on January 30, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Luke Walker/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC)
‘Rocky’ further justified himself by stating, “I get time to nurse my injuries, I get time to get back into it. I feel like Abu Dhabi would be perfect”. A lot might support Edwards’ regarding this issue. There was hardly any champion in the UFC who would have accepted a fight just after a couple of months from his previous one.
How do you see Edwards’ decision?
Jamahal Hill and Alex Pereira get into a heated online exchange
The UFC 283 main event featured the current Middleweight champion, Alex Pereira, in the corner of his mentor, Glover Teixeira. After Teixeira’s loss, Pereira also gave a cold stare to the current UFC Light Heavyweight champ, Jamahal Hill. Finally, it seems that ‘Poatan’ will have a chance of avenging his mentor’s loss. Pereira recently announced his transition to the Light Heavyweight division of the promotion.
The Light Heavyweight king, Jamahal Hill, put out a video on his Instagram where he welcomed Pereira to the division where he ruled. The caption to his video read, “Welcome can’t wait to see you @alexpoatanpereira”.
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However, many would agree that the video carried a rather mocking intent. Pereira also didn’t take it too well, as he replied to Hill’s video through his Instagram story. ‘Poatan’ wrote, “I am coming and will kick your door in”. Pereira also took to his Twitter and tweeted, “Where are now the LHW, who were talking about me, when I was in middleweight ?”
Where are now the LHW, who were talking about me, when I was in middleweight ? 😶
— Alex "Poatan" Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) April 14, 2023
How do you see Pereira doing in this division? Will he be able to avenge his mentor’s loss?
UFC has worked a Brandon Moreno vs Alexandre Pantoja rematch for UFC 290
The International Fight Week for this year is all set to begin with an enthralling Flyweight bout between the current UFC divisional champ Brandon Moreno and his old rival Alexandre Pantoja. The bout has been scheduled for 8 July in the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas on the stage of UFC 290. This coveted news was also reported by ESPN, confirming its authenticity.
It’s pertinent to note that this will be the second bout between the duo. In their first meeting, the current Flyweight king, Moreno, had to taste defeat via a unanimous decision. But, Moreno and Pantoja both have advanced quite a lot from those days.
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It will be interesting to watch whether the UFC Flyweight king can level things up or Pantoja gains yet another victory against him.
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