Sean Strickland calls out David Goggins, Tracy Cortez slammed for UFC Denver weigh-ins, Alex Pereira responds to light heavyweight: MMA News Roundup
Sean Strickland calls out David Goggins, UFC women's bantamweight slams Tracy Cortez and Alex Pereira responds to Magomed Ankalaev.
Find out more details in today's (July 13) Sportskeeda daily news roundup.
#3 Sean Strickland calls out David Goggins, then apologies for his outburst
Sean Strickland has called out and then apologised to David Goggins, following an outburst in which he labeled the former Navy SEAL a "fraud."
The former middleweight champ, seemingly out of nowhere, shared a video on social media in which he claimed Goggins was putting on a "fake" persona online. 'Tarzan' also demanded the 49-year-old come to the Xtreme Couture gym and fight him in person.
Less than an hour later, however, Strickland then released another video, filmed from the same seat in the same car and apologised for his comments. The UFC star then blamed his outburst on him being frustrated he is out of the middleweight title picture for the time being. He said:
"I'm sorry Goggins you're cool. I'm just bored and angry. You can show up but if not it's cool man you're a solid runner, you have some cool quotes. My mental stability is coming back lol."
Catch Strickland's comments here:
#2 Ailin Perez slams Tracy Cortez for UFC Denver weigh-ins drama
UFC women's bantamweight Ailin Perez has called out Tracy Cortez for almost missing weight for her main event bout against Rose Namajunas.
Cortez is set to face 'Thug Rose' this weekend at UFC Denver after accepting the fight on short notice. The weigh-ins weren't without their drama, however, as the 30-year-old then stepped on the scales and missed weight by half a pound.
Cortez then returned and made the weight shortly after, standing back on the scales holding a large chunk of her hair that she'd cut off.
Perez then took to Instagram to reveal her fury about the situation, calling out Tracy Cortez for almost "fumbling" the biggest fight of her career. She wrote:
"Wow, @cortezmma you really had to cut your hair to make weight. You were gifted an amazing opportunity to be a main event versus a former UFC champ and you barely made it. LOL, what a waste of an opportunity, you are showing your lack of preparation for a moment so big."
#1 Alex Pereira responds to Magomed Ankalaev's knockout promise
After successfully defending his light heavyweight title against Jiri Prochazka, Alex Pereira received some harsh words from Magomed Ankalaev. The No.2 ranked 205'er issued a challenge to 'Poatan', promising a stand-up battle between them if they face-off in the octagon.
Pereira then posted a response on his Instagram, stating that he has evolved and his continuing to evolve as a fighter. The Brazilian also claimed that Magomedov, who appears to pose a stylistic challenge for him, is just trying to "self-promote." He said:
"You guys saw, a lot of people trying to self-promote. Trying to belittle me, saying they will knock me out, finish me... but I'm training, evolving... I just started evolving now, that's the difference. [I was] able to go toe to toe with just kickboxing. Now I'm evolving, so each fight it's getting harder for them."
Check out Pereira's video here, courtesy of Championship Rounds on X: