Missed the latest hubbub of the MMA world due to your busy schedule? Worry not, as we are back with another episode of MMA roundup. We will start today’s edition with news about the controversial opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics and Islam Makhachev’s unfiltered take on it.

We will then shift our focus towards the new welterweight champion, Belal Muhammad, who appears to be facing mockery from the UFC CEO Dana White but wait Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be at his friends’ rescue. Finally, we will end our roundup with Conor McGregor‘s reaction to Muhammad Mokaev‘s exit from the promotion.

Islam Makhachev calls out Paris Olympics opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 33rd Olympics has entangled itself into a spiral of controversies. Way too many things happened at the opening ceremony but one particular act got everyone’s attention and triggered many. The entire world came in unison to call out the administration and among them was UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.

While having a conversation with Ushatayka, a Russian podcaster, Makhachev said, “Well, to be honest, I watched fragments of the Olympics ceremony. It was disgusting. It is disrespectful too. I don’t know, to all religions in general, to all human values, honestly. I even planned to go to the Olympics. After such, I don’t even want to go there.” The lightweight champion further stated that the Olympics should have been hosted by Russia. Now, let us move on to his mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov, who has a word of advice for the UFC Supremo Dana White.

Khabib Nurmagomedov comes in support of Belal Muhammad after Dana White’s quip

UFC 304 witnessed the emergence of a new welterweight champion Belal Muhammad. ‘Remember The Name’ made sure that the entire world remembers his name this time. Muhammad completely dominated Leon Edwards through most of the five rounds to clinch the title by way of a unanimous decision. Belal Muhammad not only got the belt but also handed Edwards his first defeat in eight long years.

Regardless, at the post-fight press conference, Dana White credited Muhammad’s victory to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s name, “It was not a barnburner…I know Belal’s been training with Khabib, so his performance was what you would expect,” said White. Muhammad’s been training alongside ‘Eagle’ for quite some time and according to White, Team Khabib was the x factor in Muhammad’s game.

However, Khabib Nurmagomedov would beg to differ. The former lightweight champion of the world refuted White’s statement by uploading a story on his Instagram handle, “Belal trained with his coaches, he has very high-class coaches. I just helped him in small things. All credit goes to his coaches and Belal’s heart.'” Dana White might have said that statement without any harsh feelings but ‘Eagle’ made sure that he didn’t steal his friends’ credits. Well, let us move on to another news regarding UFC 304.

Conor McGregor approves Dana White’s decision to fire Muhammad Mokaev

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While most of the community does not agree with the decision, former dual-weight champion of the world, Conor McGregor took to his Instagram handle to support Dana White by commenting, “They can have him”. Like it or not, the promotion is not signing him against even if he has won the bout. What’s your take on the situation? State your thoughts in the comments below. ͏