MMA News Roundup: Jake Paul Chose Conor McGregor as His Prey After Nate Diaz; Israel Adesanya Revealed His UFC Featherweight Champ Friend’s Opinion About UFC 290; Sergei Pavlovich Made His Case for a Jon Jones Bout

In today’s fast-paced world, many MMA fans frequently miss out on the recent updates regarding their beloved sport. We sense this void, and therefore we are back with our MMA news roundup once more. It will provide you with a breakdown of a few significant MMA news headlines from the past 24 hours.

Today, we’ll begin with Jake Paul choosing the famed Conor McGregor as his next boxing-ring prey after Nate Diaz and then move on to know about Israel Adesanya revealing his friend Alexander Volkanovski’s opinion about his upcoming bout. Finally, we’ll take a look at how Sergei Pavlovich made his case for a bout against the noted Jon Jones, to wrap things up for the day.

Jake Paul picks Conor McGregor as his next boxing ring rival

The famed YouTuber turned boxer, Jake Paul, is currently out to pick his next opponent after his bout against the former UFC star, Nate Diaz stands scheduled for 5 August. For the same, Paul took another shot at his previously scouted UFC star, Conor McGregor. Talking to ‘TalkSport’ recently, Paul once more revealed his interest in getting McGregor as his next prey.

Paul stated, “When I knock out Nate Diaz, I think that Conor McGregor’s going to see me, want a payday and come and get knocked out”, although he had a number of options to choose from.

Looking at McGregor’s nonchalant nature, do you think that he will proceed to accept Pau’s callout this time?

Israel Adesanya reveals Alexander Volkanovski considers UFC 290 bout to be his toughest test

A number of fans and noted UFC personalities like Jon Anik had opined the UFC 290 main event between Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez to be a thoroughly competitive matchup. But now, even the competitor and UFC Featherweight king, Volkanovski, gave out his affirmation to the same. However, it was his friend and UFC Middleweight champ, Israel Adesanya, who made this revelation.

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In a recent video on his YouTube channel, ‘FREESTYLEBENDER’, ‘Izzy’ along with the #11 UFC Lightweight, Dan Hooker, revealed his friend, ‘Volk’s’ opinion about his UFC 290 bout stating, “Volk reckons this is the hardest fight of his career”. He also revealed how ‘Volk’ was seeking help from the noted UFC lightweight, Dustin Poirier, to prepare for his battle against Yair Rodriguez.

Do you think ‘Volk’s’ training with ‘The Diamond’ will guide him to a fifth title defense? Or will things turn the other way around?

Sergei Pavlovich used his superb stats to appeal for a bout against Jon Jones

The current UFC Heavyweight champ, Jon Jones, had asked Stipe Miocic to give him “all the smoke” post his UFC 285 victory over Ciryl Gane. But the fans are yet to see any chances of that bout getting materialized. Amidst such situations, another noted UFC Heavyweight, Sergei Pavlovich, made his case for a shot at Jon Jones’s UFC heavyweight gold.

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It’s pertinent to note that Pavlovich had previously called out ‘Bones’ post his UFC Vegas 71 victory over Curtis Blaydes. But this time, he used his superb UFC statistics to justify a title shot for himself. Taking to his own Twitter handle, Pavlovich mentioned, “Guys, what are you thinking now? #ufc #1”.

It was clear that ‘The Russian’ was trying to prove himself the #1 UFC Heavyweight contender who usually gets a shot at the championship belt. What do you think might be the outcome of a ‘Bones’ vs Pavlovich bout if it actually happens?

Some more MMA news

• Robert Whittaker labeled his UFC 290 bout against Dricus Du Plessis to be his most dangerous fight to date.
• Alexandre Pantoja eyeing a spot in the pound-for-pound greats’ list with a victory over Brandon Moreno.