MMA News Roundup: Dana White Hunting for a Conor McGregor Replacement at UFC 303, Jon Jones Put in Place by Dominick Reyes, Mike Perry Set to Fight Jake Paul

A tweet by MMA’s renowned journalist which has rattled the entire MMA fraternity, Dominick Reyes’s surprising move for Jon Jones, and a rumor relating to Jake Paul & Mike Perry. In today’s MMA Roundup, we are going to dive into the different gossip from the MMA world which has taken the community off-guard. So without any further ado let’s get started.

We will start our MMA train with a piece of news by Ariel Helwani surrounding Conor McGregor’s upcoming match which seems to be alarming. Then we will shift our focus to a back-and-forth between Dominick Reyes and Jon Jones and finally, we will end our journey with an important update by Jake Paul and Mike Perry. Let us get started.

Is Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler’s fight in the doldrums?

The highly anticipated UFC 303 is just a week away, and the star of the promotion, Conor McGregor, will be making his comeback against Michael Chandler at the event. Their clash has been made in the promotion for almost a year and after many hurdles, it’s finally materializing but will it ever happen? There have been signs that the probability of the fight happening is on a broken bridge as insiders have been hinting about it.

The cancellation of the June 3rd press conference ignited a spark, and what started as a promotion has now emerged as a forest fire. None of the stakeholders commented about the fight but recently there’s been a buzz that it will happen no matter what, however, renowned MMA journalist thinks otherwise. Helwani took to X to add his observation to the scenario, “Mutiple sources are now saying feelers are being sent out again for June 29. For a replacement and/or new fight(s). In short, there seems to pessimism all over again regarding the status of the 303 main event. Actually even more pessimism – it seems – than on Monday last week after the presser was canceled at the last minute.”

Helwani believes that Dana White is hiding sometimes and they are waiting for the perfect moment to unload it. Nonetheless, as of now, there has been no confirmation by the promotion whether the fight will be canceled or not. Well, let us now move forward to Dominick Reyes, who seems to have dropped every beef with Jon Jones.

The back-and-forth between Jon Jones and Dominic Reyes

Dominick Reyes clinched a beautiful victory back in UFC ESPN 57 against Dustin Jacob. Reyes marked the first victory after 5 years of continuous losses. ‘the Devastator’ became a sensation once again as he clinched the victory. Well, while having a conversation with Ariel Helwani, Reyes was asked about his opinion on his close clash against Jon Jones back in 2020 at UFC 247. The California native stated that he should have been the winner of the clash, “Forever he’ll also be known as who lost to me, maybe we can figure that one out one day. It is, not a belief. that’s a fact,” said Reyes.

‘Devastator’s response was taken into cognizance by the undisputed heavyweight champion who took to X to add his own statement, “Dominick when you look back at our fight, I don’t want you to ever question me or those judges. Look at your own heart, your own endurance. You didn’t do enough. The sooner you accept that the better athlete you become,” Wrote Jones on X.

These interactions were later shared on Instagram and Reyes added that he would take Jones’s advice.“Appreciate the advice, Jon. God bless. Good luck on your journey, and may you finish with a full heart” Reyes commented. “Devastator’ beautifully put an end to their beef as he wished Jones luck for his upcoming endeavor. Well, their rivalry has ended but seems like a new kind of rivalry is emerging from the depths of BKFC.

Is Mike Perry vs. Jake Paul news real?

The Youtuber-turned-boxer is supposed to clash against the former boxing heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson in July, however, their fight was rescheduled to November 15th due to an ulcer build-up in Tyson’s stomach. Despite the criticism, the fans were excited to witness a clash between Paul and Tyson. The cancellation of the fight definitely left some void, however, Happy Punch X’s handle dropped a surprise for the fighting fans as they showcased a poster of Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry. The community was ecstatic about the news.

After the announcement, Paul took to his X handler to add a tweet, “I smell victory.” However, he later clarified the doubts and stated that he is going to face Mike Tyson only, “I AM FIGHTING MIKE TYSON ON NETFLIX, AND I WILL GET THE W.” Mike Perry has called out Paul for a fight the Youtuber has yet to answer to his call.

Paul is committed to clash against Tyson but now he will have to wait much more than what he originally anticipated. What’s your take on the entire situation? Should Jake Paul fight Mike Perry instead? State your thoughts in the comments below.