Missed the latest updates in the MMA world? Worry not as we are back with another edition, where we will summarize the latest happenings of the last 24 hours in bite-sized pieces. We start our roundup with a rather angry reaction from multi-million dollar podcaster, Joe Rogan, who was fuming over the fact that Belal Muhammad was subject to disrespect on live TV.

We will then move on forward to another piece of news relating to Jon Jones and Dana White. Lastly, we will end our journey with a piece of information from bantamweight contender, Merab Dvalishvili, who opened up about his injury just before UFC 306. So, without any further ado, let’s get started.

Joe Rogan called out reporters who disrespected Belal Muhammad

Belal Muham͏mad and J͏oe Rogan sa͏t͏ down for ‘JR͏E MMA Sh͏ow #162͏.’ Ami͏d a lighthearted conversation about the future of MM͏A and life͏ as the n͏ew͏ welterweight ͏champion, the UFC star shared an in͏s͏tance where he felt disrespected by͏ ‘C͏hicago T͏V’ during an exc͏lus͏ive͏ inte͏rvi͏ew. “I did an interview with Chicago news, and the lady was like, she had no idea who I was. You’re the champion of street fighting, right?” revealed Belal Muhammad.

So what actually transpired was the host of the nearly had no information about Belal Muhammad and the promotion. She termed the welterweight champion as the street fighting champion. Upon listening to Belal’s outburst, Joe Rogan was fumed by it as he said, “You’re literally the world champion, and this person hasn’t even done 5 minutes of research on the sport you do.”

He further added, “I think I should start making shit up. We made it in alleyways, you know. It’s not even, so you gotta get in the dark web. I fight with rolled nickels in my hand. I don’t give a f**k. I hear you’re the champion of street fighting.” Sitting in an interview with the welterweight champ without knowing the promotion he fights for is a major media disaster. Regardless, let us move on to Jon Jones and Dana White.

Jon Jones reacts to his ‘GOAT’ video by Dana White and UFC

Dana White considers Jon Jones the greatest fighter to have ever stepped foot inside the Octagon. Well, it should not come as a surprise that Jones has been the bedrock of the modern UFC era. The heavyweight champion is gearing up to make an epic comeback as he is about to fight Stipe Miocic to defend his heavyweight crown. Ahead of his comeback, Dana White and the promotion had a little surprise for the fighter.

What’s that? The DWCS season 8 witnessed a promo of Jon Jones that showcased the many achievements of the youngest MMA champion throughout his career. The entire video summarized Jones as the ‘GOAT’ ending the debate once and for all. ‘Bones’ took cognizance of the situation and took to his socials to share ‘The Goat’ screenshot from the video and tagged Dana White as well as the UFC.

The ‘GOAT’ debate of the promotion differs from person to person, as it is a subjective matter. However, for Dana White, Jones would always stay the best. Now let us move on to the last topic.

Merab Dvalishvili opens up about his injury update fiasco

Merab Dvalishvili is gearing up to take on Sean O’Malley for the bantamweight title at the UFC 306 at the Sphere. This is probably the biggest fight of Dvalishvili’s career but the Georgian fighter made a mistake when he uploaded a video of his injury just weeks ahead of the bout. ‘The Machine’ directed the ire of both Dana White and O’Malley towards him because of the update. It was such a disaster that Dana White even called out Dvalishvili for it.

Days have passed since then, and we finally have ‘Machine’s reaction to his antics. While having a conversation with ‘MMA Junkie’, the host asked what Dvalishvili’s thinking about Dana White’s anger towards him, to which the bantamweight star replied, “I never regret what I did. You know, I posted this because I post everything on my social media. It wasn’t a big deal because I had more than three weeks when I got cut, and I knew that my cut would take five days to heal. This cut did not affect my training, my sparring, nothing. As you see, I’m healed up, and everything is good.

He further added, “Yeah, when I saw it, I was upset. Of course, I don’t want to upset Dana White and the UFC or do something like that, but I was very calm and relaxed because it wasn’t a big deal. I don’t regret anything.” The fight is just two weeks away from materializing and ‘Machine’ appears to be more than ready to take on O’Malley. Regardless, what’s your take on the hubbub? State your thoughts in the comments below.