Posted: December 17, 2024 09:11.
Last updated: 17 December 2024 09:53h.
UFC president Dana White said there will be some “big fights” on the 2025 card that will surprise people. (Image: Associated Press)
For those who were hoping for Conor McGregor to return to the UFC Octagon in 2025, especially after comments made last weekend by UFC president Dana White about the “big fight” he had in store for 2025, Tuesday The morning news was disappointing.
No topuria fight
In a series of posts about X, McGregor addressed rumors about a fight with Ilia Topuria. Topuria is the current UFC featherweight champion.
Rumors of a match with Toprio are false. I have a preliminary agreement with the Ambani family to face Logan Paul in an Indian boxing exhibition. Agreed. Then I’m going to seek a return to the Octagon. ”
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, also known as richest person in asiais an Indian billionaire and chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries.
Exhibition fights bring high rewards
Just to criticize, November’s Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight, streamed on Netflix and held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, generated over $17 million in ticket sales.
With numbers like these, it’s no wonder that proponents of a potential McGregor vs. Topria fight believe it would go a long way in drawing attention to the growing Asian martial arts market.
Meanwhile, White teased several big events after Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, which concludes the 2024 schedule, including one he said came together that night.
“We expect a lot of big fights,” White told reporters. “I’m working on something that’s going to drive you crazy right now, that’s going to have all of you (reporters) running around. We literally started working last night. We’ve got some fun stuff coming up.”
Makhachev to defend title
UFC 311, held at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, features two title fights scheduled for January 18th. In one bout, Islam Makhachev will defend his title against No. 1 ranked Arman Tsarukyan in a lightweight bout. Makhachev is the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC according to ESPN rankings, and last defeated Dustin Poirier by submission in June of last year.
In the second bout, Merab Dvalishvili will defend his bantamweight title against No. 2 ranked Umar Nurmagomedov.
One of the “big fights” White was talking about could be a heavyweight unification title bout between champion Jon Jones and interim titleholder Tom Aspinall that night.
White said Saturday that such a bout would be “probably the biggest fight in heavyweight history.”
Jones recently said he wanted a fight with Alex Pereira and is thought to be open to a fight with Aspinall if the price is right.
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