MMA News Roundup: Yair Rodriguez More Dangerous Than Islam Makhachev Claims Alexander Volkanovski; Conor McGregor Lauds Claressa Shields; Khamzat Chimaev Demands Next Fight Amidst Uncertainty

Numerous MMA enthusiasts frequently lose out on the latest news about their favorite sport due to today’s fast-paced world. Hence, we are here to fill this void with our MMA News Roundup. It will keep you informed by giving you a rundown of some significant MMA-world events from the last 24 hours.

Today, after starting off with Alexander Volkanovski’s remarks for his next opponent, we’ll also know what Conor McGregor had to say about the noted boxer Claressa Shields. Lastly, we’ll wrap up today’s edition after taking a look at Khamzat Chimaev’s words demanding his next fight.

Alexander Volkanovski viewed Yair Rodriguez as a tougher opponent than Islam Makhachev

Most UFC fans were taken aback after witnessing the all-out war between the UFC Featherweight king, Alexander Volkanovski, and the UFC Lightweight champ, Islam Makhachev at the main event of UFC 284. But, despite a defeat in it, ‘Volk’ recently disclosed that his next opponent, Yair Rodriguez, is an even tougher one than Makhachev.

In a recent interview on Israel Adesanya’s own YouTube channel ‘FREESTYLEBENDER’, ‘The Great’ broke down how Rodriguez’s unconventional style might pose problems for him. He also said, “Yair is always a more dangerous opponent for me than Islam.” It was apparent that he respected Rodriguez’s capability to pull out strikes from nowhere.

Conor McGregor posted a 4-word appreciation for Claressa Shields

The noted undefeated boxer Claressa Shields gained a superb victory over Maricela Cornejo at the Little Caesars Arena earlier this month. However, Shields came up with a BTS video of her entire journey of training and the fight recently.

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She also posted it on her Instagram. Further, her video also garnered the attention of the noted UFC icon, Conor McGregor.

‘The Notorious’ also expressed his appreciation for Shields’ BTS video, as he had when she defeated Cornejo. McGregor shared Shields’ video to his own Instagram story and also captioned it, “This woman is incredible.”

It was apparent that McGregor was completely in awe of Shields’. Well, not only him, a number of other combat sports enthusiasts will also be rooting for her to get her record to 15-0 in her next bout.

Khamzat Chimaev called out the UFC to provide him with his next bout

After the UFC boss, Dana White, put the probable Khamzat Chimaev vs Kamaru Usman bout in jeopardy, Chimaev is currently getting restless for his next fight. After calling out a number of opponents, Chimaev recently took to Twitter in order to get his demands through to the UFC authorities.

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Chimaev’s tweet read, “I am ready to fight in Paris ready to fight after in Abu Dhabi let me smash somebody @ufc”. His desperation to get back inside the octagon was apparent from his words.

Whom do you think the UFC will pair him up against next? Also, how soon do you think it’s going to happen?