CombatSports.org

Buckley did his best to manifest a red panty night against McGregor, but UFC CEO Dana White isn’t interested. Fortunately, ‘New Mansa’ has a solid back-up option in mind.

Joaquin Buckley walked the walk and talked the talk at UFC St. Louis, defeating tough rising prospect Nursulton Ruziboev in a one sided contest to deliver an exciting victory for his hometown crowd. It was the culmination of weeks of self-hype, from demanding a spot on the Missouri card at the UFC 300 presser to making himself the center of attention all through fight week.

The future is bright for Buckley, but not so bright that he’ll get what he asked for during his in-cage interview: a fight with Conor McGregor. “New Mansa” dropped a pretty spicy call out directed at the Irish sports star, insulting several generations of McGregors.

“I researched the McGregor name and you come from a long, long line of McHoes,” Buckley declared. “Your dad was a b—h. Your grandfather was a p—y. Your great-great-grandfather was a p—y. So, I guess it’s safe to say that your mom was a p—y. And guess what? If you don’t answer, and I’ll bet the money I don’t even have that you won’t, everyone will know I’m telling the truth.”

“It’s my time, and if you want to be king you have to behead the king. It’s time to take the throne.”

UFC CEO White refused to entertain a McGregor vs. Buckley match-up at the post fight press conference, giving the idea a simple “No.” Fortunately, Buckley had a more realistic option ready to share … while refusing to completely give up on the idea of McGregor.

“I’m definitely not going to get that, but why not take chances, right?” Buckley said. “I’ve been doing it up until this moment, so why not make the biggest call out that I can make? If Michael Chandler doesn’t show up for the [McGregor] fight, ‘New Mansa’ will be ready.”

And if that doesn’t work out?

“Gilbert Burns, I think it’s a beautiful fight,” he suggested. “A beautiful match-up. I don’t know when he’s going to be cleared or when he’s going to be ready, but Gilbert Burns, definitely.”

Burns just lost a brutal fight against Jack Della Maddalena in March and probably shouldn’t fight again til the end of 2024. So unless Buckley wants to take a break and squander all this hype, he might need a third option.

MMAmania.com – All Posts

submitted by /u/Anish316 [link] [comments]

MMA: Mixed Martial Arts

Ihor Potieria is hoping that his UFC 301 defeat to Michel Pereira gets overturned to no-contest.

The Ukrainian fighter tapped to a guillotine choke in under a minute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 4, but complained that Pereira landed an illegal strike after performing a backflip during the contest, landing with his leg on his head on the ground.

Potieria wrote on his Instagram page on Sunday that Pereira landed an “illegal kick,” and added that “perhaps there will be justice and this fight will be annulled.” The Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA) confirmed to MMA Fighting that Potieria has filed an appeal.

“Three well-known athletic commissions in America said it was a disqualification,” Potieria wrote on Instagram. “But the fight was in Brazil, so we’ll see what the Rio de Janeiro athletic commission says about it, because at first they also wanted to make a disqualification. I accept everything that is offered to me and I want everything to be fair.

“Of course, everyone only sees a cool somersault, but once again the rules are broken against me during a fight and I don’t want this to go unpunished again. So I’m waiting for news… One day we will meet again and the result of our fight will be completely different. Just give me time to fully prepare!”

Referee Fernando Portella discuss with other CABMMA officials cageside before ruling the official decision a submission victory for Pereira. The Brazilian middleweight, who now rides an eight-fight winning streak, said at the post-fight press conference that doing such move is a risk, “but I’m the risk-taker.”

MMA Fighting – All Posts

Shara Magomedov has called out Michel Pereira after the Brazilian knocked Ihor Potieria out of their fight at UFC Saudi Arabia on June 22.

Poteiria was set to face Magomedov on June 22, but he also stepped up on short notice to face Pereira at UFC 301 in Brazil. The hope was he would be healthy enough to fight again in June, but after he was finished in the first round, he would not be cleared to compete on June 22, so he was pulled from the fight.

Shara Magomedov calls for fight with Michel Pereira in Saudi Arabia

Following the news that Potieria was pulled from their fight, Magomedov took to social media to call out Pereira.

“[Michel Pereira] you damn acrobat, I lost my opponent because of you,” Magomedov wrote in an Instagram Story (via MMAMania). “Everyone knows that you can do backflips now, but UFC is not a circus. You made an illegal move, and now you have to (be) punished. Let us kick him out of the rankings and let me deal with this clown. Ship him to Saudi Arabia on June 22nd and I will board him.”

After the news that Potieria won’t be fighting Shara Magomedov at UFC Saudi Arabia, he also took to social media and called for the fight to be overturned due to the illegal kick.

“It’s a shame, but UFC suspended me from fighting for three months due to an illegal kick,” Potieria wrote on social media. “Perhaps there will be justice and this fight will be annulled.”

Of course, Pereira landed a somersault into a kick that appeared to hit Potieria in the head, but the ref didn’t stop it and just moments later he finished him with a submission.

Although Shara Magomedov has called out Michel Pereira for UFC Saudi Arabia, the callout will go unanswered as the Brazilian is set to return at UFC 302 on June 1 against Roman Dolidze.

Pereira will be fighting ahead of him in the rankings, while Magomedov doesn’t have his next fight booked. But, perhaps, in the future Magomedov will get to settle his differences with Pereira inside the Octagon.

LowKickMMA.com

submitted by /u/Anish316 [link] [comments]

MMA: Mixed Martial Arts

submitted by /u/Anish316 [link] [comments]

MMA: Mixed Martial Arts

Challenge Accepted
| BJPenn.com

A major UFC event in Saudi Arabia for 2025 came about after the Kingdom approached Dana White about holding Power Slap in their country.

The UFC hasn’t even held its first event in Saudi Arabia yet, but that didn’t stop Dana White from traveling to Riyadh earlier this week to sign an ‘extended partnership’ with the Kingdom. And according to the UFC CEO, it’s all because the Saudis wanted Power Slap.

Power Slap is either the fastest growing sport in the world or a horrific carnival of concussive blows to defenseless rubes, depending on who you ask. Or maybe it’s both. There’s no denying the show does impressive numbers on social media sites, with millions of people stopping to witness the carnage as they scroll through their Facebook reels, Instagram stories, and TikTok feeds.

Is there actual interest in the product past that? White says yes, and that interest was the seed that led to the new Saudi / UFC deal.

“Well, it started with Power Slap,” White said at the UFC St. Louis post-fight press conference. “They wanted Power Slap. I got in there and started talking to them, and then we did another UFC fight too.”

That’s a pretty wild statement, even in comparison to other wild statements White has made about the sporting juggernaut that is Power Slap.

Saudi Arabia announced the extension by saying they had “something big” lined up for their next UFC event. They also plan on announcing an ‘enhancement’ to their deal with WWE next month which could see a major event like the Royal Rumble move to Riyadh. UFC and WWE parent company TKO must be really happy with Dana if it was his Power Slap promotion that helped solidify the UFC’s partnership with the Kingdom.

White also declared we’d see more bundling of Power Slap, UFC, and WWE events together over the same weekend in various cities.

“We already have those dates set up right now where Power Slap goes Friday and UFC goes Saturday,” he said. “You’re gonna see Friday Power Slap, Saturday UFC, and Sunday WWE. You’ll start seeing that stuff too.”

Whether you want to or not.

MMAmania.com – All Posts

submitted by /u/Anish316 [link] [comments]

MMA: Mixed Martial Arts

MMA reporters can be an odd bunch, and Dana White was definitely caught off guard by one very strange question that he was asked at the post-fight press conference for the fight night in St. Louis this past Saturday.

The fights were electric, and the atmosphere at the Enterprise Center was indeed special. Dana White said it felt like he was in the crowd of a pay-per-view event, and the fighters did not disappoint in providing some insane moments.

The fight night also broke a company record, with a gate valued at over two million dollars, the highest for any fight night before. This has even got Dana White chomping at the bit to “phase out” the UFC Apex and more consistently keep the UFC traveling the globe.

MMA reporter asks a freaky question that disturbs UFC president Dana White

Dana White was answering questions at the post-fight press conference and was caught off guard by a reporter with a strange fantasy.

“I’ve got one little challenge for Cowboy (Cerrone),” the female reporter said. “If you notice this BMF brand at the top of my hat, I got that custom branding iron, and I said if he did his ride, I was going to let him brand me, but now I just want to let him do it; what do you think about that?”

White was visibly confused by this question and gave a slightly uncomfortable laugh. “Did you say brand you?” White asked. “You and Cowboy were meant for each other. There’s no way in hell that I would make that happen; you’re crazy.”

The female reporter went on to say that she would like to be branded by Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone just for the “clout” and “fun” of it. Obviously, such a silly question can lead to scrutiny, and it certainly did for the female reporter.

The reporter wouldn’t just go down without a response, and later on, she would take to her social media channels and talk about what happened and the criticism she is now receiving.

What are your thoughts about the reporter asking to be branded?

LowKickMMA.com