Movsar Evloev responds to cheating allegations, Muhammad Mokaev jibes at PFL president, UFC Hall of Famer praises Tom Aspinall: MMA News Roundup
Movsar Evloev responds to cheating allegations, Muhammad Mokaev makes a jibe towards PFL president and a UFC Hall of Famer praises Tom Aspinall for his pursuit of Jon Jones.
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#3 Movsar Evloev responds to Aljamain Sterling after cheating allegations
Movsar Evloev and Aljamain Sterling have been trading back-and-forth on social media ahead of their UFC 307 clash later this year. During their exchange, 'Funk Master' released a video in which he accused the rising contender of "cheating."
In the video, Sterling said:
"I would love to get drug tested every single day. But I know my opponent [Evloev] would never do the same because I guarantee you my man is on something."
Evloev then took to X to respond to the former UFC bantamweight champ, writing:
"Don’t be scared boy. ’I’ll make it quick. You won’t feel a thing."
Check out Evloev's tweet here:
#2 Muhammad Mokaev jibes at PFL president for changing their stance on potentially signing him
Following Muhammad Mokaev's UFC release, Professional Fighter's League (PFL) president Ray Sefo previously stated that they were not interested in signing him to their organization.
That stance now appears to have changed, however, after PFL CEO Peter Murray told Sherdog that signing Mokaev could be a great opportunity. He said:
"I do think the flyweight category is something we will be getting into in the future. I know our guys are looking at it. You look at fighters like Muhammad Mokaev, he’s a 13-0 flyweight from Dagestan. This kid has the second-longest winning streak in UFC flyweight history. He was 23-0 as an amateur. When I look at a kid like that, that’s an opportunity." [H/t Sherdog]
Mokaev then took to X to respond to Murray's comment, where he took aim at Sefo for what he previously said about him. 'The Punisher' wrote:
"Ray Sefo and Mike Kogan crying somewhere 😂😂😂"
Check out Mokaev's tweet here:
#1 UFC Hall of Famer praises Tom Aspinall for pursuit of Jon Jones
UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier has praised Tom Aspinall for ditching the 'nice guy' routine whilst seeking a clash against heavyweight champion Jon Jones.
After months of Aspinall respectfully calling out 'Bones', the interim heavyweight champ has now resorted to psychological warfare by posting hilarious skits that have targeted Jones.
Check out one of Aspinall's videos here:
Cormier then offered his thoughts on the situation, admitting that he favors Aspinall's new approach to seeking the fight. Speaking on a recent episode of his Funky & The Champ show, 'DC' said:
"The fact that he’s not being as respectful as he was before is a massive, massive win for Tom Aspinall because before, it was easy to ignore him. I believe that those guys should fight, but Jon seems and I don’t know if he’s trolling. He really can be trolling because I don’t know Jon Jones to be openly saying, ‘I’m just not fighting that guy."
Check out Cormier's comments below (5:50):