Dana White prepares to send Amanda Nunes to dust Jake Paul — this and much more on Wednesday's social media roundup.
Dana White threatens to set Amanda Nunes on Jake Paul
Since Jake Paul has been calling out former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor, a large portion of the MMA world seems to want a piece of Jake Paul for themselves. Some of the names who have been rumored to fight Jake Paul have been, Conor McGregor, Dillon Danis, Yoel Romero, Ben Askren, and now a new name has entered the conversation. The newest name who wants to fight Jake Paul is the current two-division UFC women's champion, Amanda Nunes. When speaking to TMZ, UFC president Dana White said, "I'm thinking of letting Amanda Nunes knock his ass out".
Dana White responds to Jake Paul:
— Chisanga Malata (@Chisanga_Malata) December 15, 2020
“I'm thinking of letting Amanda Nunes knock his ass out.”
Via @TMZ_Sports #UFC pic.twitter.com/diTyDYnXl3
Nunes quickly responded:
I’m in! @ufc @danawhite https://t.co/WYesb9lqmg
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) December 15, 2020
Could some intergender boxing be on the cards for Jake Paul and Amanda Nunes? Whilst there are new talks of a potential intergender boxing match between Jake Paul and Amana Nunes, Paul sent Conor McGregor a direct message on Instagram telling him to take the fight, Conor saw the message but did not respond.
Looks like #ConorMcGregor may be interested in this #JakePaul craziness after all? pic.twitter.com/dOXDYAGkGU
— Shakiel Mahjouri (@FightShakFight) December 16, 2020
Mike Perry gives Darren Till some hope of cornering him
It's quite apparent now, to the MMA fans that Darren Till and Mike Perry have quite a love-hate relationship. Once very good friends and now not so great friends after multiple Twitter trolls, Mike Perry and Darren Till have quite the feud going on; however, Mike Perry has kept Darren Till's dream alive of Till wanting to corner him for a fight.
If @jakepaul would fight me than I would let @darrentill2 in the corner
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) December 15, 2020
Perry then went on to have a jab at Jake Paul on Twitter.
How you that rich @jakepaul and still a bum ?
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) December 15, 2020
Please, Jake, everybody in the MMA world wants to see this happen.
Jan Blachowicz becomes a father
Current UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz has just become a father for the very first time. Congratulations Jan!
The royal line sustained -- The heir to the throne is with us!
— Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) December 15, 2020
Thank you Dorota, you are incredible! You are a better fighter than the UFC champion ;) Proud dad. #LegendaryPolishPower #longlivethefighters pic.twitter.com/99eQfFY4mY
Kangaroo sleeper
Enjoy this video of a kangaroo viciously choking out another kangaroo.
— DivineCircuit (@DivineCircuit) December 15, 2020
Maybe the UFC should look at having kangaroos fight on their undercards.
Not so fast!
Take a look at this incredibly terrible attempt by police to stop a man from getting away on a quad bike.
Wtf pic.twitter.com/Y8talLacGQ
— Aɳαʝαι Sυɱɱҽɾʂ (@Stfu_Anajai) December 14, 2020
Max Griffin gets new ink
Max Griffin has new ink in celebration of his ear-slicing win over Ramiz Brahimaj at UFC Vegas 13.
Ryan Bader promotes upcoming SUG bout with Anthony Johnson
Bellator heavyweight king Ryan Bader has taken to Twitter to promote his upcoming SUG bout against new Bellator signee Anthony "Rumble" Johnson.
Yup ---- pic.twitter.com/nYlNnooLWw
— Ryan Bader (@ryanbader) December 15, 2020
Rafael Fiziev calls out Al Iaquinta
Rafael Fiziev is fresh off a sensational knockout win over Renato Moicano at UFC 256. After his win, he took to Twitter to call out fellow UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta.
What’s up @ALIAQUINTA ? How about me vs you and @funkmasterMMA vs my brother @PetrYanUFC on the same card? @tigermuaythai VS Long Island --
— Rafael “Ataman” Fiziev (@RafaelFiziev) December 13, 2020
Iaquinta soon responded.
Great fight tonight but probably not going to happen unfortunately
— Al Iaquinta-- (@ALIAQUINTA) December 13, 2020
Iaquinta then went on to say that the fight will probably not happen because he is currently rehabbing after undergoing two surgeries.
Brandon Moreno issues statement after his war with Deiveson Figueiredo
After Brandon Moreno's war at UFC 256, he released a statement on Instagram.
Translated to English, Moreno said:
"Everyone saw what happened yesterday friends, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose and other times you tie in essence, yesterday’s fight is why I dedicate myself to this, I hope you enjoyed it, I feel immense thanks to all of you for the unconditional support and I can’t wait for 2021."
Aleandro Caetano gets knocked out by illegal upkick
And to round off Wednesday's social media roundup, check out this video of a brutal illegal upkick knockout on the very unlucky Aleandro Caetano at Shooto Brasil 106.
Illegal upkick KO at Shooto Brasil 106. Foul or flop?
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) December 14, 2020
Fiuri Riberio (the kicker) vs. Aleandro Caetano pic.twitter.com/CdI18ceert
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