MMA News: UFC 291 fighter pay, PFL Finals date revealed, Conor McGregor tweets & more
By Amy Kaplan
Here's a quick dose of some of the things in the MMA world you may have missed over the last few days.
UFC news: Only some of the UFC 291 payouts revealed [via MMA Junkie]
The athletic commission for Utah has allowed the fighters to decide if their purse information is released to the public. The development was first revealed by Alex Davis on July 28 but on August 7 the commission released the names and pay of the fur fighters who gave permission. CJ Vergara made $60,000, Gabriel Bonfim made $24,000, Bobby Green made $300,000, and Kevin Holland made $357,000, the most of the four disclosed.
MMA News: PFL reveals the date for the 2023 PFL Finals [via PFL Instagram]
Shortly after the first of three PFL Playoff events, the promotion officially announced the date for the 2023 Finals. It will take place on Black Friday, Nov. 24. Location is still to be determined.
What's happening on social media: Conor McGregor on a tweet bender
Conor McGregor went on a bender of sorts, calling out Jake Paul, Nate Diaz, Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje and Floyd Mayweather. These are all men he's not actually supposed to be fighting next.
Who knows if any of these embedded tweets will still be live by the time you read this.
I’ll do it if they want, no prob. I don’t think they want him no more tho. There’s loads of juicy fights around and my return date is my return date. I never gave a fuck about who it was. Ever. I’ll fight anyone. I’ll even fly them to me, ask malinaggi. Flown in and bet around. https://t.co/H6kzfCSf2V
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 7, 2023
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 8, 2023
Don’t forget, I played ping pong with Floyd’s head. I carried him! In the rematch I am going to use this style of attack but alongside a more destructive set of shots on top also. B4, it was just ping pong, this time it’s ping pong and babe Ruth with a baseball bat. KO incoming. pic.twitter.com/kOzUIT0zIi
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 7, 2023
Quote of the day: Charles Oliveira still wants Conor McGregor [via MMA Fighting]
While appearing on The MMA Hour, former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira said he's still open to fighting Conor McGregor.
“What’s happening is that I’m here — I’m just waiting for him. All he needs to do is tell me the place and the time, and I’ll be there. I don’t know, I’m here — where is Conor? 170, 183 [pounds], doesn’t matter. All he needs to do is stop and do it.”
Next. A timeline of Conor McGregor’s criminal history [UPDATED]. dark