For passionate fight fans, staying updated with the latest happenings in MMA can be quite a task. With our hectic and fast-paced lives, it’s all too easy to overlook important news. But, once again, we’ve got you covered with our daily roundup, bringing you the most significant highlights from the past 24 hours.

We will start with the reactions of MMA pros following the apology made by Jon Anik regarding the MMA fan base. Then we’ll shift our attention to a UFC Hall of Famer, who picked Michael Chandler to beat Conor McGregor. Finally, we will sum up our daily news compilation with Dana White‘s reaction to Alexander Volkanovski‘s wholesome moment with Tom Brady.

What do MMA pros think of Jon Anik’s apology?

UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik recently expressed his displeasure with the MMA fanbase following UFC 297. He claimed to be subject to negativity due to the way he called the main event between Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis. However, Anik understood that he might have rubbed the fans wrong and issued an apology, claiming that his emotions got the better of him when he made that comment.

“I am just a fiery, passionate, flawed, empathetic guy and sometimes my emotions lead the dance. To those MMA fans whom I’ve offended, I am sorry. That was not my intention,” Anik stated in a post on Instagram. Moreover, that apology did not go unnoticed, as many MMA pros reacted to the UFC commentators.

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Interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall appeared to support Jon Anik, calling him one of the best commentators in the business. Former UFC fighter Uriah Faber suggested that the play-by-play commentator ignore such comments online. Meanwhile, Bo Nickal lauded Anik for sharing the apology and keeping an eye out for the fans. Many other pros, like Frankie Edgar and Belal Muhammad, all stood in support of the UFC commentator.

HoF’er picks Michael Chandler over Conor McGregor at 185lbs

Recently inducted Hall of Famer Frankie Edgar was one of the guests during a Q&A session with the fans ahead of UFC 297. There, the former champion was asked to share his prediction of the fight between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler. Edgar appeared to be confident about ‘Iron’s chances of beating the former double champion given that the Irishman mentioned the fight being at 185 pounds.

“If this [the fight] is at 85′, I’m saying [Michael] Chandler all the way,” said Frankie Edgar. However, the Hall of Famer believes that if the fight takes place at a weight class, the fight could be in favor of Conor McGregor. “If it’s at 70′, I think Conor has a shot in the first round, but I’m going with Chandler,” Edgar added. It remains to be seen how things pan out since we are yet to get the official announcement for the McGregor vs Chandler fight.

Dana White reacted after Alexander Volkanovski shared a wholesome moment with NFL great Tom Brady

Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is gearing up for his next title defense against Ilia Topuria at UFC 298. Meanwhile, he made an appearance recently caught up with 7-time NFL champion Tom Brady at a show in Melbourne.

Both of them were happy to meet up with each other as Brady and Volkanovski decided to play ball. The NFL legend sent down a ball to the UFC featherweight champion, which the latter caught pretty easily even when he was amongst the crowd. It wasn’t a surprising thing to see that since ‘Volk’ played rugby before diving into the world of MMA.

Dana White took notice of the wholesome moment and gave his take on the meetup between Alexander Volkanovski and Tom Brady. He shared a story on Instagram, claiming that ‘The Great’ is always up for any challenge. White wrote: “Volk’s Got Game!!!” Brady re-posted the story on his Instagram handle while tagging the UFC CEO and Sean Shelby.

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