MMA News Roundup: Joe Rogan talks Elon Musk's Twitter takeover, doctor suspects complete ACL tear for UFC featherweight, Nate Diaz Stockton slaps Jake Paul's team member
Welcome to today's edition of Sportskeeda's daily MMA News Roundup, where we present the biggest UFC updates and other stories from the world of mixed martial arts.
In today's issue, we talk about Joe Rogan weighing in on Elon Musk taking over Twitter, Calvin Kattar's knee injury at UFC Vegas 63, and more.
#3. Joe Rogan believes Elon Musk is good for Twitter
Elon Musk recently completed his multi-billion dollar acquisition of Twitter after months of back and forth negotiations. Following the takeover, Musk has already fired CEO Parag Agrawal and policy chief Vijaya Gadde, among others.
Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in! https://t.co/D68z4K2wq7
However, Joe Rogan feels Elon Musk's ownership will be good for the microblogging platform and hailed the business tycoon for using his wealth to make space for free speech:
"That's the best...What Elon wants to bring back to Twitter is reasonable exchange of ideas...But it's just rare that someone is that wealthy that they can do that and he was very left-leaning for most of his life until really recently. The pandemic in particular and the way people have sort of enforced these ideologies regardless of whether or not the science supports it. He thinks it's bad and I think it's true."
Watch the video of Rogan's comments below:
Elon Musk made his intentions with Twitter clear in a statement he released after acquiring ownership, which reflects the same hopes that the UFC commentator has.
Dear Twitter Advertisers https://t.co/GMwHmInPAS
#2. Dr. David Abbasi suspects Calvin Kattar tore ACL at UFC Vegas 63
The UFC Vegas 63 main event came to an anticlimatic end when Calvin Kattar's knee buckled in round two due to a knee injury that he sustained in the first round. All it took for Arnold Allen was one leg kick to make Kattar go down and pick up a TKO victory.
Following the fight, orthopedic sports surgeon and MMA doctor Dr. David Abbasi took to social media to analyze the nature of Kattar's injury. Abbasi is well-known for breaking down fighter injuries following UFC events.
Looking at Kattar's KO, Dr. Abbasi deduced that there was a possibility that Kattar had suffered a complete ACL tear:
"Look how he comes down landing in this dynamic valgus position here. His dynamic valgus positioning on the landing is very concerning for an ACL complete tear and see how he avoids putting weight on it afterwards. Anytime I see somebody landing in the position and refusing to bear weight on it, it's an ACL tear unless proved otherwise to me. "
Dr. Abbasi further added that if it was indeed an ACL tear, Kattar would require surgery. The fighter has not provided any further update on the injury at the time of writing this article.
Watch Dr. Abbasi's explanation before:
#1. Team Diaz vs. Team Paul at boxing event
Nate Diaz was present with his team at the Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva boxing event. His protege, Chris Avila, fought YouTuber Dr. Mike on the undercard and picked up a decision win.
Ahead of the main event, a video of Nate Diaz getting involved in a backstage brawl surfaced on the internet.
Soon, multiple clips of the altercation began to show up. In one of the clips, Diaz was seen inflicting his trademark Stockton slap on someone who was reportedly from Jake Paul's team.
Check out the clip below:
#PaulSilvaNate Diaz slaps someone in the face😭 #PaulSilva https://t.co/huNONfW6Ck
In the aftermath of the incident, the UFC star was escorted out of the venue by security during Jake Paul's walkout. After his decision win over Anderson Silva, Paul called out Diaz along with Canelo Alvarez for his next outing.
Read full details of the incident here.