Several developments have taken shape in the world of MMA over the last 24 hours. However, the lack of time and strenuous schedules often make fans miss out on some of the most significant events in our favorite sports. But there is nothing to worry about as we bring to you the latest edition of the daily roundup. Catch all the biggest headlines in just a few minutes of your time.

We will start the roundup with a former UFC star, Derek Brunson, who recently signed a deal with a rival promotion. Then we will shift our focus to Colby Covington, who clapped back at Matt Brown‘s recent comments about his future in MMA. Finally, we will sum up the news compilation with Jorge Masvidal, adding a dozen UFC fighters to the card for his promotion’s bare-knuckle event.

Derek Brunson signs with Francis Ngannou’s promotion

‘The One’ Derek Brunson fought under the UFC banner for a long time. He debuted in 2011 and fought in Dana White‘s promotion for more than a decade in over 25 fights. However, he left the UFC following his last fight at UFC 285 at the age of 39 years old. But his MMA career is not yet over as he recently signed a deal with a rival promotion.

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PFL has been on the rise ever since Francis Ngannou joined the promotion in May 2023. After recently signing Cedric Doumbe, who grabbed an electric KO win on his debut, they’ve added another former UFC star in the form of Derek Brunson. The news was recently dropped by ‘The One’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, during an interview with ‘The Schmo’.

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Ali Abdelaziz also stated that Derek Brunson has already planned his next move. The 39-year-old MMA fighter is looking forward to competing as a light heavyweight in the PFL. Moreover, he is planning to enter the promotion’s $1 million tournament which will take place next year.

Colby Covington fires shots at Matt Brown

During a recent edition of ‘The Fighter vs The Writer’ podcast, UFC veteran Matt Brown weighed in on Colby Covington’s MMA future. Given that ‘Chaos’ mentioned that he intends to continue fighting even after UFC 296, ‘The Immortal’ believes that it may not happen. He said, “He just doesn’t come across that kind of guy to me [because] he hasn’t fought for two years. He’s not built like me, where I love fighting, and if I lost 10 in a row, I’d still want to fight.” However, Covington did not take those words too kindly.

In classic Colby Covington fashion, the welterweight contender lashed out at Brown. In a recent episode of the ‘Submission Radio’ podcast, Covington called ‘The Immortal’ a drug addict. He said, “He doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He’s saying this and that. Dude, he [Matt Brown] needs to go get some more money from his next fight so he can spend it on drugs again.” Covington has a history of never backing down from responding to others’ comments about him, and he did the same on this occasion as well.

12 former UFC fighters added to Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA

Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA is still in its early days of establishment. However, the former UFC star is still adding a lot of his old colleagues from Dana White’s promotion on the roster. As of right now, Masvidal’s promotion’s next bareknuckle event has seen the addition of a dozen former UFC fighters on the card. Moreover, there are still chances that more fighters are going to be added soon.

As reported by ‘MMA Junkie’, the new additions are Alan Belcher, Randy Costa, Brandon Davis, Hector Lombard, Curtis Millender, Roy Nelson, Alex Nicholson, Sasha Palatnikov, Chase Sherman, Francisco Trinaldo, and Joshua Weems. Moreover, a recent contestant from Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler‘s TUF 31, Jason Knight, was also added to the event. It remains to be seen how many more fighters will join Jorge Masvidal’s promotion.

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