Due to the fast-paced nature of today’s society, many MMA fans frequently miss out on the most recent information regarding their favorite sport. Thus, to catch you up with all the latest happenings, we’re here with another installment of our daily MMA news roundup. It will provide you with insight into a few important events in the MMA world from the past 24 hours while only taking a small fraction of your time.

Firstly, we will start off our news compilation with UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik. He replaced Dana White as the host for the UFC 291 pre-fight press conference. Then we will turn our attention to Dwayne Johnson, paying UFC fighter Themba Gorimbo a surprise visit. Finally, we will sum up the daily roundup with two exciting fights announced for the September 23 UFC Fight Night event.

Jon Anik replaced Dana White as the host for the UFC 291 press conference

The UFC president was nowhere to be seen during the pre-fight press conference for this week’s pay-per-view. It was a rare occurrence on Dana White’s part due to the significance of this event. Instead, UFC commentator Jon Anik took up the hosting duties for the show. As per MMA journalist Mike Bohn, Dana White was apparently enjoying a vacation.

He shared a tweet, stating, “With Dana White vacationing in Italy, I’m told [Jon Anik] will host today [UFC 291’s] pre-fight press conference.” UFC 291 will take place at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, with two of the most anticipated fights of 2023.

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Dwayne Johnson surprises Themba Gorimbo

Zimbabwean fighter Themba Gorimbo mentioned that he had only $7 dollars before coming to his fight against Takashi Sato. ‘The Rock’ took notice of his humbling story and promised to help the UFC fighter out. However, Johnson is known to have a crazy schedule, which bars him from enjoying much of his leisure time. But the Hollywood A-lister did give a surprise visit.

Themba Gorimbo was apparently having an interview at the MMA Masters gym in South Florida. Just then, ‘The Rock’ appeared from behind to surprise him with the long-awaited visit.

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‘The Answer’ ran to hug the Hollywood star as soon as he saw him. Moreover, Gorimbo was visibly emotional and got teary-eyed as both individuals embraced each other.

UFC president announced the co-main and main event for UFC Fight Night on September 23

The UFC Fight Night event of September 23 is likely to place at the UFC Apex as Dana White recently announced the fighters for the co-main and main event for the night. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, the co-main event will be a featherweight bout between Bryce Mitchell and Dan Ige. While it will be the latter’s third fight this year, the former will compete in his first fight of 2023.

Meanwhile, the main event of the night will see Rafael Fiziev take on the formidable Mateusz Gamrot in a lightweight clash. ‘Ataman’ will seek to regroup from his loss against Justin Gaethje. While Gamrot will carry the momentum from his win earlier this year at UFC 285.

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