MMA News Roundup – Khamzat Chimaev and Robert Whittaker Open Up Post UFC Saudi Arabia Announcement; Joe Rogan Reacts to Dana White’s Embarrassing Confusion; Conor McGregor Teases Jake Gyllenhaal

Including Dana White‘s recent blockbuster fight announcement, several noteworthy developments have taken place over the last 24 hours in the world of MMA. Hence, we present to you another edition of the roundup, with the current biggest headlines in our favorite sport. First, we will take a look at Khamzat Chimaev and Robert Whittaker‘s reactions following their fight announcement for Saudi Arabia. Then we will turn our attention to Joe Rogan, who weighed in on an embarrassing moment for the UFC CEO. Finally, we will sum up the latest roundup edition with Conor McGregor teasing his ‘Road House‘ co-star Jake Gyllenhaal. Let’s not waste any more time and dive into the stories!

Khamzat Chimaev and Robert Whittaker react to their fight announcement

‘Borz’ is set to compete in his next middleweight bout against former champion Robert Whittaker in the headliner of the UFC’s first event in Saudi Arabia. Khamzat Chimaev took to social media and shared a story on Instagram about the announcement of the fight, indicating that he’s ready to fight ‘The Reaper’, who recently scored a huge win over Paulo Costa.

On the other hand, Robert Whittaker shared a few words regarding his upcoming fight. He isn’t taking this fight lightly, which he mentioned in the ‘MMArcade Podcast‘. “I do understand the task at hand is going to be hard… I’m going to be grinding my a** off and I’m looking forward to it.” 

The fight between Whittaker and Chimaev will be a contender’s fight as the winner will go on to challenge for the 185-pound division’s title. ‘The Reaper’ also shared an Instagram post about the fight, with a message that he was ready for the challenge. Who will come out on top? We will find that out on 22nd June.

Joe Rogan reacts to an embarrassing moment involving Dana White

The UFC CEO recently appeared on the ‘Sage Steele Show‘, where the host made a hilarious mishap. Steele believed that she was interviewing another person when she accidentally mistook Dana White for Joe Rogan. She made that mishap when asking the 54-year-old what his dream was. Steele asked, “What’s Joe Rogan’s dream?” White was understandably confused when he asked, “Did you think I was Joe Rogan?”

Sage Steele admitted her mistake, leaving Dana White dumbfounded. “She called me f***ing Joe Rogan,” stated an amused UFC CEO. It did not take time for the longtime UFC commentator to react as he shared a clip of the instance on his Instagram handle, indicating that he too found that hilarious.

Conor McGregor pokes fun at Jake Gyllenhaal

The remake of ‘Road House’ made for some exciting action scenes in the movie with Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal. However, things got real during the filming of the movie. ‘The Notorious’ appeared to have gotten carried away during a fight sequence and accidentally hit the 44-year-old Hollywood star, which was originally revealed by Gyllenhaal himself.

Now, McGregor has shared a story on Instagram assuring the people by stating, “Accidentally,” while teasing Jake Gyllenhaal with a laughing emoji. It seems like McGregor may have developed a great relationship with the Hollywood star, which has been evident through their recent interviews.

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