MMA News Roundup: Brian Ortega’s Six Figure Donation to Church, Dana White & Co. Denies Volkanovski’s Wish, Joe Rogan Joined by Dustin Poirier at UFC 303

The MMA world is ever-changing, and fans might find it hard to stay updated with the latest trends. Well, worry not, as we are back with an MMA roundup. Let’s get started. We will start our roundup journey with featherweight fighter, Brain Ortega who has vowed to donate a massive $100000 out of his purse from UFC 303 for the better cause.

We will then jump to Alexander Volkanovski, who seems to have some intentions to clash at the UFC 303  but Dana White halted it. And finally, we will end our roundup with Dustin Poirier, who is joining Joe Rogan for the UFC 303.

Brian Ortega’s massive donation promise

Brian Ortega will be coming back in action inside the Octagon on June 29th at UFC 303 to fight against Diego Lopes. The Torrance, California native Yair Rodriguez back in February and is one of the prospects for the featherweight title. Dana White and the UFC approached Ortega at the very last minute for the fight and ‘T-City’ obliged to their demands not for himself but for a bigger cause.

In conversation with Mike Bohn, Ortega revealed that he took the fight to pay the proceeds from the fight to the church. “You know we’re fighters and not only that but I am fighting for a bigger cause this time. That is kind of what fuelled me on this fight. To help a lot of men bro, I am going to use the money and I am going to give it to church and I am going to help a lot of men. Uh, $100,000. It is basically the main reason why I accepted the fight. Yeah, it was my passion.”

Ortega has been struggling recently due to his prolonged injuries and this has pulled him closer to church. His commitment to donate that sum is a testament to his well-being. Regardless, let us move on to another featherweight, who wanted to fight at UFC 303 but was stopped by Dana White.

Alexander Volkanovski explains why he was stopped by Dana White for fighting at UFC 303

The UFC 303 pay-per-view was a mess after Conor McGregor pulled out of the fight, however, Dana White and Co. did their best to manage to make it a premium card all over again. Interestingly, Alexander Volkanovski also approached the promotion to fight on short notice but was denied by Dana White. Well, till now it was just a meme and a rumor that ‘Great’ has offered to step in as the headliner event but now it is not a rumor anymore.

He confessed on his YouTube handle that he did approach the promotion for a short notice fight, “So I was like hey, If you need someone, you know a guy. I did put my hand up, obviously saw that some people put that up so it got out there. Some people think I am mad but I am back in training now and I am excited to get back in there. That’s all it takes, just a little thing like that and I put my hand up.”

Well, White might have made a good decision to not take Volkanovski as a fighter at UFC 303 as ‘Great’ might need some rest after back-to-back defeats from Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria. Talking about UFC 303, we have some great news for the MMA community and it includes Dustin Poirier, who seems to be alongside Joe Rogan for the June 29th event.

Dustin Poirier to join Joe Rogan in UFC 303 as analyst

UFC 303 was supposed to be in danger after Conor McGregor pulled out of the clash but Dana White saved the card from being an absolute disaster. The UFC supremo pulled in Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka to headline the event. Well, the fights are not the only thing that are interesting in UFC 303 now as Joe Rogan is back to pump the arena with his valuable insights.

Well, alongside Rogan, former interim lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier is also at the analyst desk. ‘Diamond’ is joined by former contender and analyst, Chael Sonnen and iconic boxing coach, Teddy Atlas – as well as host Brendan Fitzgerald. This would mark Poirier’s first appearance after he was defeated by Islam Makhachev back in UFC 302.

Well, UFC 303 is packed with some banger fights. What is the most interesting thing about the premium event? State your thoughts in the comments below