MMA News Roundup: Ronda Rousey Comeback Rumors Dismissed; Israel Adesanya and Mark Zuckerberg Take Aim at South African Rivals Elon Musk and Dricus Du Plessis; Daniel Cormier Revealed His Best Fighter From the Last 30 Years

In today’s fast-paced world, many MMA fans regularly miss out on the all-new eye-catching updates about their favorite sport. Our MMA News Roundup is an effort to bridge the gap between fans and the world of MMA. It will keep you in tune with the world of MMA with an insight into a few significant MMA-related happenings from the previous day.

Today, after starting off with a look at the noted MMA coverage personality Ariel Helwani’s revelation about Ronda Rousey’s return, we’ll also know about Israel Adesanya and Mark Zuckerberg issuing a grim message for their South African rivals. Lastly, we’ll take a look at who Daniel Cormier named as his favorite fighter since the UFC’s existence, to wrap things up for the day.

Ariel Helwani busted Ronda Rousey’s return myths

The noted MMA coverage personality and host of ‘The MMA Hour’ podcast, Ariel Helwani, came out to clarify things after Chelsea Chandler recently sparked a rumor about the famed former UFC Bantamweight queen and WWE star, Ronda Rousey’s return to the octagon. Chandler made this iteration during her appearance at the pre-UFC Vegas 77 press conference.

Although many fans would have doubted Chandler’s words right from when she revealed them, but with Helwani coming to clarify the picture, it can be safely said that Chandler’s words had little connection with reality. Helwani recently took to his own Twitter handle to bust Chandler’s propagated myth. His tweet read, “Ronda Rousey is not considering a UFC comeback, I’m told. No truth to the rumors started yesterday.”

Records say that Helwani’s updates about MMA are true most of the time. Hence, the fans might find it hard to believe Chandler after this revelation from Helwani.

Israel Adesanya issued a grim message for his and Mark Zuckerberg’s South African rivals

The Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, and the UFC Middleweight champ, Israel Adesanya, currently boast an uncanny similarity. Both their current archrivals are linked to the country of South Africa. Most UFC fans know that Izzy’s current rival Dricus Du Plessis, is a South African native. On the other hand, the Meta CEO’s coveted foe, Elon Musk also is a South African by birth.

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Amid their training session to prepare for the coveted bout between the billionaires, Izzy took to his Instagram and revealed that they were getting battle ready for their South African rivals. His Instagram post read, “We both have South Africans to deal with.”

The post garnered a number of reactions from a few noted MMA world including Conor McGregor as well. Do you think both Izzy and ‘Zuck’ will manage to get the better of their respective South African rivals?

Daniel Cormier revealed his favorite fighter from the last 30 years of the sport

The former UFC champ-champ and current UFC commentator, Daniel Cormier, recently gave out his take on his favorite fighter from the last 30 years of the sport. ‘DC’, who has often named Khabib Nurmagomedov as his favorite fighter, showcased a change in his choice this time.

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In a recent episode of the ESPN show, ‘DC and RC’, Cormier asked his co-host Ryan Clark and guest Jordan Clark about their favorite fighter. Despite the audience chanting out the name of Jon Jones, DC stated, “Fantastic fighter. But, I’m gonna tell you my favorite fighter… Because I’m a guy that really values his teammates… My favorite fighter of the last 30 years is Cain Velasquez because, guys, Cain Velasquez was going to be the greatest heavyweight we’d ever seen and it was going to be by a mile.”

Fans who have seen Cormier label Khabib Nurmagomedov as the greatest fighter of all time might be in a bit of a shock after this revelation from ‘DC’. Who would you label as your favorite from the last 30 years?