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Tyler Fell Jun 29, 2021 3:00PM

The UFC has once again released another incredible promo for the highly anticipated trilogy between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor at UFC 264 — this and much more on Tuesday's social media roundup.

Incredible UFC 264 promo released

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The main event of UFC 264 is one of the most highly anticipated fights in MMA history where Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor meet for the third and most likely final time.

Even though there is no world title on the line for Poirier and McGregor to win, that has certainly not diminished any hype surrounding the fight.

The high anticipation for the fight has been accelerated once more as the UFC has released yet another incredible promo package in the build-up to the event in July.

Check out the promo below.

Has this promo made you even more hyped for UFC 264?

Louis Smolka withdraws from UFC 264 bout against Sean O'Malley

Sean O'Malley vs Louis Smolka was supposed to be the main card opener at UFC 264 but that fight will no longer be happening as Smolka has withdrawn from the fight due to an undisclosed injury.

The UFC are still hoping to have O'Malley fight on the card but with the event just over a week away, it may be hard to find an opponent for O'Malley.

Who would you like to see O'Malley fight?

Happy Birthday to Rose Namajunas!

Today is the birthday of the UFC women's strawweight champion Rose Namajunas.

Francis Ngannou's manager responds to Dana White

When the news broke yesterday that Francis Ngannou would not be fighting in September against Derrick Lewis, there was a lot of confusion in the MMA world as to why the fight will not go ahead.

The UFC instead has booked Derrick Lewis vs Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title.

After the news of the fight broke, Francis Ngannou's manager said he was "shocked" at the UFC's decision to not give Ngannou a little bit more time to prepare.

White then responded by criticizing Ngannou's management team, then Ngannou's manager Marquel Martin sent a fiery response to the UFC president.

See Martin's response below.

Deontay Wilder sends a bizarre message to Tyson Fury

Check out the video which Deontay Wilder published on his social media yesterday.

In the video, Wilder bizarrely sends a message to his upcoming opponent Tyson Fury.

Khabib Nurmagomedov opens up on what his training conditions were like when he was growing up

Check out the video below where Khabib Nurmagomedov opens up on what the conditions he was training in were like when he was growing up in Dagestan.

Ciryl Gane looks ahead to his bout against Derrick Lewis

Interesting Conor McGregor stat heading into UFC 264

Chael Sonnen celebrates getting blocked by Jon Jones on Twitter

It is fair to say that one of Chael Sonnen's greatest achievements in his career is that he can get under Jon Jones' skin so easily.

Sonnen has gone one better this time and he has actually managed to get Jones to block him on Twitter.

Sonnen celebrated the news on Twitter.

Matt Mitrione returns at Bellator 262

Matt Mitrione returns to the Bellator cage this upcoming weekend at Bellator 262.

If you are not aware of Mitrione, watching this clip of one of his knockouts will be a good taster of his action.

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