MMA News Roundup – Dana White weighs in on Conor McGregor and Khamzat Chimaev injuries; Jamahal Hill provides health update after UFC 303 cancellation; UFC antitrust lawsuit hits setback

The UFC supremo’s first reaction to Conor McGregor and Khamzat Chimaev’s withdrawal, Jamahal Hill’s confession after his injury and bad news for the UFC in the antitrust lawsuit. In today’s MMA roundup, we dig deeper into the withdrawal news and bad news for Dana White and the entire attorney promotion. Let’s go.

The journey will begin with Dana White, who made her first comment on the unfortunate withdrawal of Conor McGregor and Khamzat Chimaev. Next, we will focus on another Jamahal Hill withdrawal news and finally our roundup will end at the Department of Justice, which seems to be giving bad signs for the promotion. So, without further ado, let’s get started.

Dana White’s flippant reaction to sabotage of UFC 303 and UFC Saudi Arabia

The horrors of last year seem ominous to UFC supremo Dana White as June, which was supposed to be a star-studded month for the promotion, turned into a disaster after main events of U͏FC 303 and UFC Saudi Arabia were sabotaged. Conor McGregor and Khamzat Chimaev had to withdraw from their fights against Michael Chandler and Robert Whittaker respectively, citing serious injuries. White, who was mum about the incident, recently spoke about it in an interview with Sports Business Journal.

Speaking about Chimaev, White said: “It’s been interesting because we had to change the Saudi main event, which is next weekend, you know what I mean? It’s in a few days, so for us, we have to put this guy (Ikram Aliskerov) who is 15-1, he’s Muslim and his only loss is to Khamzat Chimaev, and everyone in the division said no to him. combat. except Robert Whittaker (that’s a good result). … I’m very happy (with the quality of the replacement fights).

Speaking about McGregor, he said: “It’s business, man. That’s how it happens. And from now on, I won’t talk about it until he’s healed, and he’s right. Then we’ll look at the landscape and see what we can figure out. The last-minute saves seemed to have helped White breathe a small sigh of relief. However, McGregor and Chimaev were not the only fighters to withdraw from the clash.

Jamahal Hill provides an update on his health

Conor McGregor and Khamzat Chimaev weren’t the only fighters to pull out of their clash. Jamahal Hill was another fighter who withdrew from his clash against Carlos Ulberg, citing health concerns. The former light heavyweight champion has just returned to action after a year out due to an ACL injury, but it seems as if fate would have it that he stays away from the Octagon for a prolonged period. “Sweet Dreams” shared a post on Instagram in which he showed two test tubes containing liquid.

“2 meniscus tears, an ACL sprain, a Baker’s cyst that leaked fluid into the back of my knee and an infusion in some joints!!! There were actually 3. This only makes me hungrier. Back soon!!!,” » wrote Jamahal Hill. Interestingly, Hill was supposed to face Khalil Rountree Jr., but “The War Horse” had to withdraw due to his substance abuse and now Hill had to withdraw due to his injury.

Ulberg will now face Anthony Smith at UFC 303. Well, you might think things seem settled for the promotion, but wait, it’s not that easy for the UFC in June.

UFC could be in trouble in antitrust lawsuit

The settlement clause between the UFC and lawyers representing the promotion’s more than 1,200 former and current fighters appears to have hit a roadblock and that could be bad news for the promotion. The UF͏C reportedly settled two class-action lawsuits, accusing it of keeping fighters’ salaries artificially low through monopolistic practices. The settlement, approximately $3.35 million, was significantly lower than the potential $1.6 billion the UFC could have faced had the cases not gone to trial.

This agreement allowed the U͏FC to avoid further legal complications and substantial financial risks. While everything was working a little too well for the promotion, things might start to work in the opposing party’s favor since, in a last-minute delay, the Las Vegas federal court judge assigned to the case refused to sign documents indicating that the amount the promotion is willing to pay is significantly less than that required by the other party.

This barrage comes at a time when the promotion is already facing a gigantic problem of maintaining its sabotaged fights. Either way, June was one of the worst months for the promotion and it could get worse with the news. What do you think of this whole fiasco? Express your thoughts in the comments below.