what's up everyone welcome back to the MMA craze today we've got some explosive updates from the MMA world let's dive in draus dupus the reigning middleweight champion is set to defend his title against sha Strickland in February however before this fight was finalized dupus made it clear he wanted to face kamet Chimay after chay's dominant victory over Robert Whitaker many fans hope to see him go head-to-head with DDP interestingly dupus even had his training Partners grow beards to simulate fighting Chima despite the UFC promising Shan Strickland the next title shot talks of a chimaya versus
dupus matchup were reportedly on the table during an appearance on Main Event TV dupus shared insights into what went wrong it was on the table for sure we talked about it but it wasn't from my side or his side where the fight didn't happen I think there were some issues with the UFC and kza maybe timing played a bit role but I said that's the fight I want they couldn't make it happen so Strickland is the fight we're doing now although this fight won't happen in February fans can hold out hope for a potential showdown
between the winner of UFC 312 and kamat chimal later next year Colby Covington is back in the spotlight this time throwing shade at Jon Jones Covington claims Jones requested the UFC not book him on cards were Jones headlines a feud stemming from their college wrestling days ahead of his fight with joa Keen Buckley this weekend Covington didn't hold back when discussing Jones recent win over Steepy mioi Jon Jones is an absolute disgrace to this Earth yeah you beat Steepy but let's be real Steepy is a legend a first responder who's done so much for his
community but he was past his prime Jones has been ducking Tom aspinal just like he ducked Francis and ganu he only fights opponents he thinks he can beat Covington's tirade didn't stop there he also targeted NBA star LeBron James over past comments LeBron how many Diddy parties have you actually been to is that why you left social media you're no role model you're a disgrace as always LeBron has remained silent on Covington's provocations jamahal Hill has weighed in on Alex Pereira winning fighter of the year at the 16th World MMA Awards while Hill respects pereira's
achievements he feels Ilia TOA was more deserving citing toria's back-to-back Knockouts of Alexander volkanovski and Max Holloway in an interview with Helen ye Hill said for me the fighter of the year was Ilia Toria don't get me wrong Alex had some big wins and stepped up in major moments but what Ilia did this year had me in awe he'll also revealed a tense encounter with Pereira at the UFC performance Institute where Pereira tossed gloves at Hill in a heated exchange though tensions have since cooled Hill made it clear he's gunning for a title shot if
he defeats Jerry prasa in January shaali isn't pulling punches even while recovering from hip surgery during a recent episode of the Timbo sugar show om Ali took aim at morab vishy joking about an Infamous hot tub video featuring vishi there's a video of meab in a hot tub and man it's just wild I don't know what's going on there but it's a tough one to live down om Ali also hinted add a potential return to the Octagon early next year targeting the winner of UFC 311's co-main event however the timing may depend on whether the
winner faces a medical suspension big news for UFC 313 Amanda Lemos is set to face yasman ji in an electrifying strawweight bout Lemos eager to rebound from her recent setback will clash with ji who's riding a 4fight win streak and aiming to solidify her momentum can Lemos ReDiscover her winning form or will ja V's meteoric rise continue bite fans mark your calendars this promises fireworks the March UFC London card is heating up with the addition of two exciting matchups first meatball Molly mccan is set to face Estella Nunes mccan is looking to bounce back after
a tough loss while Nunes winless in the UFC since 2021 is desperate to break her four fight skid Stakes are high as both Fighters battle for Redemption on the men's side Alonzo men field will go head-to-head with undefeated Prospect Umar Sai menafield is determined to Halt a two-fight losing streak while Sai looks to extend his perfect record to 12 to Zer will sai's undefeated run hold up against Mena Field's power in a heartfelt Instagram post Welsh MMA standout Jack tank Shore shocked fans with his retirement announcement Shore a former amateur and World Champion reflected on
his journey with gratitude I promised myself I'd retire if I ever mentally checked out injuries have caught up and the love for the sport just isn't the same I'm leaving with my Health financial stability and no regrets the Welsh MMA Community will forever remember Shore's contributions his legacy as a Pioneer for Welsh fighters in the UFC is cemented what's next for tank Shore only time will tell but his mark on the sport is indelible the war of words between Colby Covington and joae Buckley continues to escalate Buckley recently claimed that Covington avoided training with him
at MMA Masters seeing him as a future threat Covington fired back calling Buckley's story of fabrication he just looks stupid saying that we never trained together it didn't happen Covington also shared his thoughts on his fight preparation predicting that even the best version of himself would dominate his opponent I've taken the time to get back to my Prime I'm expecting my best performance yet as the tension builds the question remains will this Feud extend to the Octagon or is it destined to remain a battle of words Manel cap has no sympathy for Muhammad MV after
their bitter Feud heading into his fight with Bruno Silva this weekend Cappy didn't hold back when commenting on mv's departure from the UFC he labeled mokave a dirty fighter and a and a dirty person expressing no regret about M's exit despite his title contention status cap remarked if you play dirty why not it's fair play clean lose tap or get your knee destroyed again everyone loved to see that moment because he didn't tap the last time and I went straight for it as I knew if you're tough like you claim and have the Heart of
a Lion prove it he added I don't have anything personal against him I just think he's a dirty fighter and a dirty person good luck to him Mev however responded with a composed tweet first of all I apologize for what I did and moved on I don't cry or give interviews about our fight anymore I'm good bro don't worry about me Allah has better plans for me second you have zero submissions in your career if I didn't tap to Jeff philho who just beat Amir albazi and has 10 submissions on his professional record it shows
the level of real black belts I wish you all the best manell and hope this doesn't continue on the flipside things haven't been going smoothly for Mev post UFC his first MMA fight out outside the UFC nearly fell through when his opponent pulled out on short notice brav CF managed to find a replacement for Friday keeping the fight on schedule before this MAV had a a grappling match with ra roses Jr canceled and lost another grappling match to Geraldo Bona Friday's fight against Joe Vincent offers a much needed opportunity to turn his fortunes around meanwhile
the MMA Community erupted after Colby Covington's controversial comments at a recent press conference Covington mocked Bal Muhammad's injury claiming it was caused by a pager exploding on his ankle he joked I called the UFC when belal had a pager on his foot and he backed out I guess the pager exploded on his ankle and messed up his toe you guys need to ask Bell why he's wearing pagers around his ankle that's just weird the backlash was immediate and intense fans and Fighters alike slammed Covington Colby is a scumbag for making such remarks no excuse for
it this dude hides behind his character to make nasty comments are people really shocked remember what he said about Lyon's deceased father col's act is old and played out he's clinging to his last few seconds of Fame others pointed out that Covington's comments were part of his Persona comparing them to a comedian's edgy joke however many feel his Antics are more damaging than entertaining with some calling him an embarrassment to MMA
