MMA India’s Weekly Roundup (12-19 Oct): McGregor vs Poirier at AT&T Stadium, Ritu Phogat to fight on Oct 30 and more

Welcome to the MMA India show’s weekly MMA round up. We take a look at the biggest stories of the past week, which includes big names like Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Anthony Smith, Ritu Phogat etc.

Michael Chandler still wants to fight Tony Ferguson at UFC 254

UFC new addition Michael Chandler is eager to fight anyone at any time and is willing to fight Tony Ferguson at UFC 254.

The former Bellator lightweight champion and new UFC contender stands as a potential replacement opponent in the Oct. 24 main event lightweight title unification bout between champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champ Justin Gaethje.

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Ritu Phogat will fight Cambodia’s Nou Srey Pov on Oct 30

Indian wrestler-turned-MMA fighter Ritu Phogat will take on Cambodia’s Nou Srey Pov in ONE: INSIDE THE MATRIX on October 30 in Singapore.

The four world title bouts include Aung La N Sang of Myanmar defending his middleweight belt against undefeated top contender Reinier de Ridder of The Netherlands, Christian Lee of Singapore facing top lightweight contender Iuri Lapicus of Moldova, and Martin Nguyen of Vietnam against Thanh Le of the USA in featherweight.

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Masvidal seen urging supporters to elect Donald Trump once again

Jorge Masvidal is one of the most well-known fighters in the UFC. Masvidal had a stellar 2019 that started with a knockout win over Darren Till, followed by a record-breaking knockout over Ben Askren and winning the BMF title fight against Nate Diaz by the end of the year.

Since then, Masvidal has become one of the most in-demand athletes in the UFC. ‘Gamebred’ has since been seen everywhere from podcasts to shows to the cover of UFC 4. Therefore, it was no surprise when it was announced that he would join Donald Trump Jr. on a tour bus across Miami.

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Anthony Smith vs Devin Clark booked for UFC Fight Night on November 28

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight title contender, Anthony Smith, will make his return to action on Nov. 28, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Lionheart” will face off against Devin Clark at an upcoming “Fight Night” event on Nov. 28, 2020.

Smith looks to get back on track when he returns in November after dropping his previous two fights. The Nebraska native fell to Glover Teixeira in May and then suffered a decision loss to Aleksandar Rakic in August.

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Jerry Jones is open to holding McGregor vs Poirier 2 at AT&T stadium

Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier have finally agreed to fight each other. Outside working out the contracts, the fighters and the UFC both seem optimistic about this actually happening. While Conor wanted a fight in 2020, the UFC was unwilling to bump any of the already announced headliners for the rest of the year. The fight is most likely happening in January 2021.

McGregor had teased that the Poirier-McGregor fight will take place inside the AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. With Texas allowing fans for live shows again, the UFC could feasibly book AT&T Stadium and fill it to half capacity to welcome crowds back. By that point, it would be 11 months without fans in UFC events.

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