Jamahal Hill questions fan treatment, Conor McGregor set to earn $6 million, Diego Lopes calls out UFC featherweight: MMA News Roundup
Jamahal Hill questions his treatment by fans, Conor McGregor could be set to earn $6 million from UFC anti-trust settlement and Diego Lopes blasts a former opponent.
Find out more details in today's (June 8) Sportskeeda daily news roundup.
#3 Jamahal Hill questions his treatment by fans following Dustin Poirier's loss to Islam Makhachev
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hil has called out his trolls after comparing the fan reaction to his defeat to Alex Pereira to Dustin Poirier's against Islam Makhachev.
Poirier recently suffered a devastating submission loss to Islam Makhachev during their UFC 302 main event bout. Heading into the fight, 'The Diamond' had outlined his plans to knockout the lightweight champion, however, it didn't go his way on the night.
'Sweet Dreams' has since compared the fan reaction to Poirier's loss to his own, as like Poirier, Hill had also promised to finish Pereira at UFC 300 but came up short.
Responding to a fan on Instagram, Hill wrote:
"I said I would win the fight like everybody does!! Dustin told Islam he would KO him was that trash talk too cuz nobody is mad about that!"
Check out Hill comparing his treatment to how Poirier has been received since his defeat here:
#2 Conor McGregor could potentially make $6 million from UFC anti-trust lawsuit
As the UFC anti-trust lawsuit comes to its conclusion in 2024, an investigative journalist duo have been covering the entire case and revealed some of the promotion's biggest stars could be set to reap the benefits.
John S. Nash and Stephie Hayes recently released a two-episode series about the lawsuit on their Hey Not The Face! podcast. In one of the episodes, Nash reported that of the $215 million expected payout, up to 75% of it is set to go to fighters who competed in the UFC between 2010-2017. This has been classified as the Le Class Period.
Speaking in the first episode of the series, Nash specifically mentioned that McGregor could take home $6 million, thanks to the payout. He said:
"Conor McGregor made 27 million during the [Cung Le] class period from 2010 to 2017. We know that because the trial revealed that. So that 27 million would be about 4.85 percent of the total amount of earnings paid out compensation during the Le class period. So that means he gets 4.85 percent of that 129 million, so about $6 million will be going to him."
#1 Diego Lopes calls out Movsar Evloev for remaining silent on a potential rematch
Diego Lopes has called out ranked featherweight Mosvar Evloev, after the Russian fighter appeared to ignore his acceptance of his open challenge.
Evloev had been eyeing up a bout against Aljamain Sterling, but the 'Funk Master' won't be ready to fight until the end of the year. Evloev then decided he didn't want to wait until then and issued an open challenge for anyone in the division to step up and face him in July.
Lopes then took to X and clapped back at Evloev's challenge, stating that he has been calling for a rematch against him since April but the Russian has remained silent. Lopes tweeted:
"Come on bro, I called you out after my fight at UFC 300 to fight at International Fight Week. You didn't respond or show your face. Now you're saying 'Anyone you think can beat me.'"
Check Diego Lopes and Mosvar Evloev's tweets here: