Donald Trump assumed the presidential office, and Dana White was directly appointed to Meta’s Board of Directors. This revelation has only earned the ire from some within the MMA community, as many believe that the UFC CEO’s antics could undermine his ability to hold such an influential position. Are Meta employees agitated? Stay tuned for the next episode of MMA Roundup!

From that, we will move on to Islam Makhachev, who has confessed the actual reason why Nate Diaz threw the water bottle at him and finally, we will be ending our montage with a piece of information about Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee’s match. So, without any further ado, let us get started.

Dana White faces judgment from Meta employees

Yesterday, Dana White earned his induction into the Board of Directors of Meta. The employees within the company criticized Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for this decision. They believe that the UFC CEO is not the right person to be included into the BoD. On Monday, the Tech mogul introduced three new members to the BoD, Dana White John Elkann, and Charlie Songhurst. The announcement brought up an array of reactions from the fans, while some employees reacted with lighthearted remarks, others raised concerns about Dana White’s controversial past.

Many employees within the company highlighted White’s troubled past and his relationship with Conor McGregor, whose reputation has already hit rock bottom because of the Nikita Hand case. These remarks by the company employees appear to be removed from the Meta servers. Moreover, they are not happy about the fact that Meta is pursuing ‘Free Speech’ and their employees’ voice has been deafened. Well, Dana White will stay at the center of the company for quite some time but what might not stay within the promotion is the rivalry between the Diaz brothers and Islam Makhachev.

Islam Makhachev talks about the Nate Diaz water bottle incident

What was the highlight of the UFC 311 pre-fight press conference, you ask? It was Nate Diaz’s altercation with Team Khabib. Before the two sides began exchanging heated words, Diaz threw a water bottle at the team, and they retaliated in kind. The reason behind the chaos? We may never know. However, Islam Makhachev has come forward to explain what might have triggered the Stockton native. While conversing with that Demetrious Johnson, the UFC lightweight champion stated, “Diaz start to show them [his middle finger], for what? Maybe for someone, it’s good, it’s no problem, but it’s not our style,” said Makhachev.

He further added, “Because one of the guys, he wears the mask, you know? Maybe he’s sick a little bit, he wear the mask and maybe Diaz is thinking, ‘oh, it’s Khabib [Nurmagomedov]’ and show him, but that day Khabib not in Vegas, he’s in some other country. Interesting, maybe five, six months ago, I meet Diaz in the elevator in Wynn hotel. He go to cross to me and say, ‘respect, respect’, just walk, but what change now? They love when a lot of cameras come, always people change. We don’t have something. If I have something with him, I can fix it in the Wynn hotel, but he come to me like two meters. He say, ‘respect, respect’ and he go.”

Nate Diaz is an unpredictable individual who can sometimes do things that you wouldn’t have thought of. Regardless, his rivalry with Team Khabib will continue in the future, and who knows, maybe we could witness their clash. For now, let us move on to news about Tony Ferguson’s upcoming match.

Tony Ferguson might fight again but not under the banner of UFC

Tony Ferguson is riding an eight-fight losing streak and his career under the UFC banner appears to be on shadow realm right now. After his last defeat against Michael Chiesa, Dana White stated that it was time for the former boogeyman to say goodbye to the fighting world but ‘El Cuccy’ emphasized that he has more fighting left in his body than what people think. With his UFC career uncertain, Kevin Lee has come forward to emphasize that the fighter might clash under the GFL banner.

“The name that interests me the most is Tony Ferguson, he’s had his ups and downs in his career, but we’ve had a great fight for the UFC championship.That’s something that a lot of people can get behind, and that’s a fight that I really, really want. April 4th is the first event, we’re about four months out,” said Lee. The former UFC fighter was pressed by the media to answer whether or not Tony Ferguson was called by the GFL, to which Lee said, “Yeah, he’s in talks with [the GFL].”

The last time Tony Ferguson fought against Kevin Lee, he defeated him by way of submission in the third round. ‘The Motown Phenom’ is looking for revenge but will he get it? Only time will tell. What are your thoughts on the matchup? State your opinion in the comments below.