Movsar Evloev reveals he only asked Nina Drama to wear a hijab because he thought she'd refuse and he could avoid the interview. 😂😭
“I wanted to refuse the interview, so I just set some conditions. I thought she'd refuse.”
But Nina actually agreed, leaving Movsar with no choice but to go through with it.
“Does wearing a hijab for an hour suddenly make her a saint? Or do I get some kind of credit for it? I'm just doing my own thing. Tomorrow, I'll be running around in shorts like everyone else”
via: @AdamZubayraev
Dillon Danis opens up about the ongoing lawsuit stemming from his feud with Logan Paul:
“Three and a half years, this kid’s trying to f***ing bankrupt me… We haven’t got to trial yet.
This is f***ing hell. The depositions are eight hours with f***ing lawyers screaming at you, intimidating you.
I’d rather f***ing fight Francis Ngannou than be in this court case, I swear to God.”
Bo Nickal tells Ariel Helwani why Islam Makhachev and top MMA grapplers would get "killed" in pure wrestling🤼
"The only MMA fighter—the only MMA fighter that can actually compete with a real wrestler is me... Islam? No, he's going to get killed... He will get killed-killed... If you're bringing an MMA grappler into the wrestling scene, they are not competitive. The only one that'll be competitive is me. That's a fact... I lost."
Via @arielhelwani
Magomed Ankalaev calls Alex Pereira’s win a “lucky punch” and believes Pereira rushed him because he knew about his injury 😬
“His business with me isn’t settled at all. You could call what happened a lucky punch. That’s how he beat me.
I think they knew I had some kind of injury. I don’t think any fighter had ever rushed at me like that before. If he hadn’t known I was injured, I don’t think it would have ended so quickly.”
(via Bostanov MMA)
Alexander Volkanovski at the 'Street Fighter' Premiere
Volk’s wife was excited to see him with hair again! 😂
Emma Volkanovski: "Alex with the hair as a movie star is pretty nostalgic and brought back some memories."
Amanda Nunes says she isn't retiring with a win over Kayla Harrison, and plans on defending the belt:
"You gotta defend the belt, and then we're gonna see."
Jasmine Jasudavicius was fined $10,000 by the Manitoba commission after being accused of having a Zyn pouch in her mouth during a past fight:
“They fined me $10,000, and not only did they fine me $10,000, they said, ‘This is your best option because if not, we can suspend you for six months or suspend you indefinitely.’
It was almost like it was a gift that they only fined me $10,000 because what they could have done was so much worse.
Jeff Novitzky told me that was very crazy for the Manitoba commission to do this. They were going to give them a call and see if we can get a little bit of money back for me."
Before fighting Cris Cyborg, Din Thomas told Amanda Nunes not to stand and trade with her.
After the fight, Din went to her and asked why she did it.
Amanda's response: "She hit like a girl." 😂
🚨| Farid Basharat tells @MightyMouse the UFC informed him they weren’t fans of his style following his fight with Chris Gutierrez last year.
He then beat Brazilian prospect Jean Matsumoto via split decision in a fight featuring 372 combined strikes thrown over 15 minutes.
Afterward, Basharat’s manager called the UFC to get their thoughts, only to be told they still found the fight boring. 🤔
🚨 Shakur Stevenson just announced that he's been RELEASED from his Zuffa Boxing contract
He requested his release after they were unable to secure the fights he wanted
"It is what it is, this is the business of boxing. I'm not mad at anyone. But upon all of these issues, I requested to be released from Zuffa Boxing. Over the weekend, my request has been granted."
(via @ShakurStevenson)
🚨BREAKING🚨
Manchester City are expected to face a HUGE points deduction that would guarantee relegation to the Championship, following guilty verdicts on 114 financial charges❌
A further points deduction next season could keep City in the Championship for at least TWO seasons😬
🗞️{@MailSport}
⚠️🏴 Todo indica que MANCHESTER CITY recibirá una ENORME DEDUCCIÓN DE PUNTOS que garantizaría su DESCENSO AL CHAMPIONSHIP, luego de la culpabilidad por los 115 cargos en el Fair Play Financiero.
🚨 Incluso, hablan de que la CANTIDAD DE PUNTOS DESCONTADOS sería tan grande que mantendría al equipo DOS TEMPORADAS EN EL ASCENSO DE INGLATERRA.
[@MailSport - @SamC_reports]
🚨JUST IN: Manchester City will reportedly receive a HUGE points deduction that will “guarantee relegation”
They will not be sent down to League Two - Daily Mail
David Benavidez says he’s accepted that a fight with Canelo will never happen, but still respects him as a legend 🤝
“I can say with confidence that fights never gonna happen… he’s a legend, I would like be a legend like him and follow in his footsteps”
🎥 @LastStandPod
Joaquin Buckley was in disbelief watching Mike Malott knock him out cold 😭😭
“That’s gotta be Ai. He put me out like that? That motherf*cker slept my ass.”
UFC has used development contracts where they let a fighter compete elsewhere before making a full move to UFC, but I'm not sure if I've ever heard of another case where UFC lets a fighter go back and forth between different orgs.