Many new occurrences have taken place with the conclusion of UFC 293. However, due to the paucity of time, MMA fans and enthusiasts often miss out on some of the most significant events in our favorite sports. But there is no need to worry as we are back with a brand new edition of the roundup. Catch all the biggest news in the last 24 hours in just a few minutes.

We will start off with Dana White announcing a total payout of close to $21 million for fighters at UFC 293. Then we will shift our focus to Alexander Volkanovski, who issued a reply to Conor McGregor‘s challenge. Finally, we will end our daily news compilation with Dricus du Plessis aiming to take on Sean Strickland for the middleweight title.

Dana White and the UFC pay around $21 million to UFC 293 fighters

The UFC and its President, Dana White, have long been the subject of criticism for their alleged underpayment of fighters. Nevertheless, on this occasion, they have acted in a commendable manner by providing fair compensation to the fighters who fought on the UFC 293 card.

As compliance pay, Sean Strickland took home $32,000, and his defeated opponent, Israel Adesanya, earned $42,000. For the heavyweight bout in the main card, the victorious Alexander Volkov brought home $11,000, while Tai Tuivasa got $11,000 as well. Moreover, Manel Kape earned $6,000 and his opponent Felipe Dos Santos got $4,000.

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Hours After Playing a Part in Israel Adesanya’s Downfall, Alex Pereira Unloads a Huge Statement on Sean Strickland at UFC 293

Overall, it is anticipated that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will disburse a sum exceeding $3 million in remuneration, inducements, and gratuities during UFC 293. Furthermore, the headliners, Strickland and Adesanya, earned a total of $1.5 million and $3.18 million, respectively.

Alexander Volkanovski accepts Conor McGregor’s challenge

‘The Notorious’ recently fired shots at featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski on Twitter (X). He ridiculed ‘The Great’s pound-for-pound ranking and claimed that he would easily beat him in a fight. Conor McGregor said, “Ask my bollox that little sausage volkonovski is no way p4p 1. Silly. That’s quick work for me. 100% accuracy work. Readable. Hittable. Hurtable.”

Furthermore, he also hinted that he might go for Volkanovski’s title and would like to fight him in the not-so-distant future. “I like he has this title tho we should fight at some stage so the FW goats will have all faced off and let there be no debate,” said McGregor. Similarly, Volkanovski was not a person to back out of such challenges and he accepted to fight the Irishman at UFC 300. “Let’s do it at [UFC 300] [Conor McGregor],” said the featherweight champion. We will have to wait and see how Dana White feels about that proposition.

Dricus du Plessis wants Sean Strickland in a title fight

After Sean Strickland defeated Isreal Adesanya, the highly anticipated fight between ‘Izzy’ and du Plessis had to take a backseat. However, the UFC 293 outcome hasn’t affected the South African fighter in any way. He shared a tweet, mentioning that it does not matter who holds the title because he is aiming for the championship and not to specifically fight Adesanya.

A potential title bout between Du Plessis and Adesanya would have generated significant revenue for all parties involved. However, this matchup has currently been lost. Du Plessis acknowledged that he did not anticipate Strickland’s triumph, but he affirmed that his objective of attaining the championship remains unchanged. We will have to wait and see what the UFC has in store for ‘Stillknocks’ in the days to come.

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