Conor McGregor's UFC return ruled out for 2023, Dillon Danis denies hacking Nina Agdal's phone, Colby Covington blasts 'low IQ' Sean Strickland: MMA News Roundup
Welcome to 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 discuss Conor McGregor's much-anticipated return to the sport being ruled out for 2023, Dillon Daniels denying allegations that he hacked Nina Agdal's Snapchat, and Colby Covington taking aim at Sean Strickland for his controversial comments.
#3 Conor McGregor's UFC return in 2023 ruled out by Dana White
Dana White took to Instagram on Thursday, September 21, to announce the main and co-main event for the final two pay-per-view cards this year, and neither of them featured Conor McGregor.
The Irishman has been away from the sport since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, but his return fight - against Michael Chandler - is highly anticipated. Many thought he would be back in action this year, but a delayed re-entry into the USADA testing pool has delayed proceedings.
Dana White announced that Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington and Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval as the UFC 296 title fights, set for December. Whilst UFC 295's new co-main event will see Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira do battle.
#2 Dillon Danis denies hacking Nina Agdal's phone
Dillon Danis has targeted Logan Paul's fiancee, Nina Agdal, ahead of the boxing clash between Danis and Paul later this year. 'El Jefe' appears to be trying to get inside his opponent's head, and has taken to uploading pictures of Agdal with previous partners online.
He has been accused of hacking Agdal's Snapchat, as she stated he had posted private images from her account online. Danis has now responded to claims that he hacked her phone and posted this:
#1 Colby Covington blasts Sean Strickland for views on women
Sean Strickland became the middleweight champion after soundly defeating Israel Adesanya over five rounds at UFC 293 several weeks ago. But the list of controversial comments made by the new champion has fans wondering what kind of champion the promotion has on its hands.
Colby Covington was recently interviewed by James Lynch, where 'Chaos' reflected on Strickland's win, stating that 'Tarzan' was the easiest fight at middleweight.
Lynch then implied that Covington and Strickland shared similar socio-political values, to which 'Chaos' wholeheartedly disagreed with, pointing to Strickland's misogynistic views. He said:
"Outspoken in the most, just obnoxious manner, and just belligerent, and just so low-IQ, bro. The guy has no wits. I mean, he just says some of the most egregious nasty stuff. And I can't identify with anything with that guy. So, he said some really stupid things about women. And I respect women."
Watch the video below from 26:35: