UFC News Round Up: Michael Chandler tags himself bigger than Conor McGregor, Jon Jones’ latest heavyweight look revealed, UFC replaces red and blue corners for Logan Paul X KSI PRIME deal, Khabib Nurmagomedov in an ‘extreme trip’ to Kazakhstan. Here is a detailed UFC News round-up for today. Follow the latest UFC News Updates with InsideSport.IN
Michael Chandler tags himself as bigger than Conor McGregor
Since Michael Chandler switched from Bellator to the UFC, he has been eager to challenge the former double champion, Conor McGregor. Chandler has only faced five fights in the past two years and has only triumphed in two. He has never engaged in a dull battle, so that Conor McGregor would have a legitimate stylistic opponent in him.
Recently, Michael Chandler spoke with Michael Bisping on the Believe You Me Podcast and shared his thoughts on taking on welterweight Conor McGregor.
Chandler declared, “I currently weigh almost 190 pounds and keep thin because I train often. I consistently maintain a weight between 185 and 190 without becoming chubby or overweight. So, to reach 170 would be a dream come true for me. I don’t particularly appreciate creating 155. Even with his program, I am physically larger than Conor [McGregor].”
UFC News round up: Jon Jones’ latest heavyweight look revealed
At UFC 285, Jon Jones will make his first appearance in under three years. He will face Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight championship. After years of dominance in the light heavyweight class, Jones will make his heavyweight debut; it remains to be seen if he will be just as dominating there. Meanwhile, injury attorney Steve Dimopoulos shared a video of UFC legend Jon Jones on Instagram, revealing his most recent heavyweight appearance. Take a peek at the video below.
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UFC replaces red and blue corners for Logan Paul X KSI PRIME deal
Logan Paul and the KSI-led PRIME Energy drink, now the organization’s official sports drink, signed a sponsorship agreement with the UFC. Along with pledging their participation at future UFC events, YouTube stars Logan Paul and KSI teamed up with Dana White to promote MMA content on social media.
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For the sake of its new sports drink sponsors, UFC has rebranded its corners. The UFC’s red and blue corners will reportedly be identified as PRIME Hydration recovery zones. Body Armor served as the official sports drink sponsor of the UFC before the agreement with PRIME. The PRIME Energy drink has taken the position of Body Armor. Thus the UFC will also profit from Logan Paul and KSI’s international fame.
UFC News round up: Khabib Nurmagomedov in an ‘extreme trip’ to Kazakhstan
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A strenuous training video from Khabib Nurmagomedov’s “extreme journey” to Kazakhstan was shared online. He added a caption to the video saying, “The entire team wanted to sleep in the morning during a morning training during our rigorous journey to Kazakhstan, but sadly, they were unsuccessful. I guess you can see why? Thanks to gorilla energy drink and gorilla fights.”
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