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Today, we will start with the strawweight champion Zhang Weili and title contender Yan Xiaonan opening up after their fight announcement for UFC 300. Then we will shift our focus to Paulo Costa, who commented on Conor McGregor and Khamzat Chimaev. Finally, we will sum up this daily news compilation with Mark Hunt making a statement after the lawsuit against Dana White and the UFC.

Title fight contenders issued responses after Dana White announced their UFC 300 fight

The UFC CEO added a strawweight title fight for UFC 300. Zhang Weili will defend her championship for the third time against fellow Chinese fighter Yan Xiaonan. Although some people weren’t too keen on this fight, the fighters have shared their reactions to the announcement on their social media handles. The challenger acknowledged the announcement of the fight in a post on Instagram. Meanwhile, the champion had a message for her fans and followers. “UFC300 and April 13, 2024. It was a good day. Rejoice with one’s heart,” said Zhang Weili.

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Weili and Xiaonan will compete in the promotion’s first-ever All-China fight. UFC fans across the world may not be happy with some of the fight announcements Dana White has made so far. Nevertheless, this fight will be an auspicious occasion for both Chinese fighters going head-to-head in a title fight.

Paulo Costa speaks on Conor McGregor and Khamzat Chimaev

‘Borrachinha’ had an interesting conversation with Ariel Helwani on ‘The MMA Hour’. There, Paulo Costa spoke about Conor McGregor’s move to middleweight and expressed an interest in fighting the former double champion. Believing that his style of fight will compliment ‘The Notorious’s style, the Brazilian gave a reminder to McGregor. Even though he’s fighting Michael Chandler at 185 pounds, Costa believes that the Irishman has to watch out for him in that division.

“I think we’re gonna fight… He’s moving up and we don’t have too many middleweight guy right now… That’s why. I think there are better matchups for McGregor at 185 than Michael Chandler,” said Paulo Costa.

The 32-year-old even had some words to say about Khamzat Chimaev’s performance against Kamaru Usman. Costa was not convinced with the Emirati fighter’s performance, refusing to accept ‘Borz’s claim as the No.1 contender.

“[Khamzat Chimaev] won [Against Kamaru Usman], but he didn’t convince anyone I think…I was not convinced that he’s the guy, No.1 contender,” ‘Borrachinha’ further added. It remains to be seen how Chimaev and McGregor respond to these comments in the meantime.

Mark Hunt believes MMA needs “a lot of changes”

Former UFC heavyweight star Mark Hunt recently opened up on contributing to the betterment of MMA amidst the UFC class action lawsuit. The UFC’s legal situation has opened up many documents regarding some of the UFC’s hard business tactics. Hunt’s recent ‘MMA Hour’ appearance saw him talking about the sport of MMA and how much the sport requires change.

“I feel like there’s still a lot of changes to be made [in MMA]…It’s about as a pioneer, laying the platform for others,” said Mark Hunt. The ‘Super Samoan’ claimed to be proud of himself for standing up for something that was not right. He prefers being on the front lines to observe and formulate ways to make things better.

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“That’s one thing I’m proud of, standing up for the right thing and saying, look this isn’t right,’ and then trying to fix it,” Hunt further added. With rival promotions like the PFL starting to garner more attention among fans, we will have to wait and see how the MMA industry shapes up in the years to come.