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Michael Chandler took a surprising stance on Conor McGregor’s disastrous return to the Octagon at UFC 329 last weekend. Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor’s comeback fight lasted mere seconds after suffering a knee injury against Max Holloway at UFC 329. In his first fight in five years, McGregor suffered a right knee injury after opening up the fight with an attempted spinning wheel kick.

UFC CEO Dana White was asked about Dustin Poirier’s post-fight troubles at the UFC 329 post-fight press conference. A year removed from his UFC 318 retirement, Dustin Poirier found himself in legal trouble after he was arrested at an Atlanta airport last month for ‘public intoxication’. Poirier, who had no prior criminal record before the viral incident, has since admitted he’s had a problem with alcohol since hanging up the gloves last year.

Jonathan Di Bella makes the first defense of his ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Title against Zhang Peimian in the main event of The Inner Circle 22 on Friday, July 17. The card streams live for members from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Their first meeting at ONE 162 in 2022 was a genuine five-round war. Zhang, then only 19, led on all three scorecards heading into the final minute. Then Di Bella produced a clutch head kick knockdown to snatch the title.

Jorge Masvidal believes Kamaru Usman could make it look easy against Dricus Du Plessis at UFC Oklahoma City. A pivotal middleweight bout is set to headline UFC Oklahoma City on Saturday, as Du Plessis takes on Usman, who’s moving up in weight. Heading into the bout, Du Plessis is a -290 favorite while the former welterweight champion is a +215 underdog on FanDuel.

Former UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja will get a crack at getting his former title back, reportedly at UFC 331. After UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van defeated Tatsuro Taira in one of the wildest fights of the year at UFC 328, the current champ seemed destined to run it back with former titleholder Alexander Pantoja. Pantoja lost the UFC flyweight title to Van after suffering an arm injury just minutes into their fight at UFC 317.

Tom Aspinall insists he is ready to step back inside the Octagon. Aspinall has had his gripes with the UFC brass, but perhaps things have simmered down. The reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion recently posted a video on his YouTube page where he reacted to Conor McGregor’s knee injury during the UFC 329 show closer. In the video, Aspinall revealed that he’s simply waiting on a date for his next fight.

Dustin Poirier wonders if Conor McGregor hasn’t been taking care of his body the way that he used to. McGregor was set to make his highly-anticipated return to the Octagon in the UFC 329 main event. While the fight started and there were strikes thrown, there wasn’t much of a bout at all. McGregor suffered a right knee injury and his opponent, Max Holloway, refused to pounce when he realized that the Irishman hurt himself off a jumping kick.

Daniel Cormier doesn’t feel Conor McGregor should be vilified for attempting his home run kick against Max Holloway, which ultimately led to his injury. Cormier witnessed the unforeseen ending to McGregor’s MMA return during the UFC 329 main event. The UFC Hall of Famer was on the call when the “Notorious” one attempted an early blitz against Holloway this past Saturday. Within a matter of seconds, McGregor seemingly blew out his right knee.

Strawweight prospect Gigi Canuto could be a massive star after recent success on The Ultimate Fighter 34 under Michael Bisping’s tutelage. The Ultimate Fighter 34, led by UFC Hall of Fame coaches Daniel Cormier and Michael Bisping, has featured plenty of entertaining moments. Some of the top prospects in MMA are looking to make a statement in Las Vegas as they fight for a potential UFC contract.

UFC veteran King Green has mixed feelings in the wake of his big win over Terrance McKinney at UFC 329. Even after many years of competing at the highest level in mixed martial arts, King Green is still able to surprise the masses. He did so once again over the weekend with a nice win over Terrance McKinney, in a fight that always had the potential to be a banger. Green, 39, is approaching his 40th birthday later this year, but it doesn’t seem as if he is showing any signs of slowing down.