Ex-UFC star blasts Israel PM, Francis Ngannou reacts to Usyk vs. Fury 2, Joe Rogan labels Donald Trump "psycho": MMA News Roundup
A former UFC star mouthed off at the Israeli Prime Minister for the latter's opinion on censorship. Elsewhere, Francis Ngannou weighed in on the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury rematch.
Read on to learn more about today's top combat sports updates.
Former UFC star Jake Shields blasts Benjamin Netanyahu
In a March 2023 interview with Piers Morgan, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Donald Trump's association with musician Kanye West and far-right influencer Nick Fuentes "horrible" and "a big mistake."
Afterwards, he urged Elon Musk in a joint panel to put a stop anti-Semitic dialog as the new owner of X "within the confines of First Amendment." Musk responded:
"Obviously, I'm against anti-Semitism. I'm against anti-really anything that promotes hate and conflict. I'm in favor of that which helps build society and take us to a better future for humans, collectively."
Resharing the news recently amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine war, former UFC fighter Jake Shields weighed in on the matter:
"[Benjamin] Netanyahu is calling for more censorship on X. Without censorship, the world sees them for who they actually are."
Shields has been vocal in his support of Palestine and previously criticized the U.S. government for sending aid to Israel.
Francis Ngannou reacts to Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2
Francis Ngannou gave his opinion on the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury rematch in a recent interview with Pro Boxing Fans. Ngannou, who fought Fury in his boxing debut after leaving UFC and impressed the community with his performance despite a defeat, said:
"The fight was pretty close. I would have scored the fight closer than that, maybe. [Oleksandr] Usyk would've still won. I mean, at the end of the fight, it wasn’t sure that anybody [was a clear winner]. From my scorecard, it was closer than that.”
As for the AI scorecard of the fight, the former UFC heavyweight champion was in agreement with Fury that it is a job better left to the humans instead of the machines.
Watch Francis Ngannou's comments below:
Joe Rogan calls Donald Trump a "psycho"
After the pop icon endorsed Kamala Harris for the 2024 elections, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social in all caps: "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!" Despite criticism of such open, juvenile disdain, Trump doubled down on his stance, dismissing Swift as a liberal and issuing warnings of repercussions.
Joe Rogan, who tweeted his support for Trump the eve of the elections, recently hailed the President-elect as a "psycho" for the act, but in a good way. In a conversation with former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on his podcast, the UFC commentator said:
"You have to be a psycho [to be] the type of person who tweets I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT. Such a maniac mindset! But without that, you don't keep fighting. They tried to kill him twice and one of them nicked his ear. There were literally people online doubting whether or not he was hit. You see blood coming off his ear... People were saying it was staged so he could avoid prison."
Check out Joe Rogan's take below (1:41:20):