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Whittaker issues video statement following fight withdrawal
Dana White: If Khabib sits out a year, maybe Conor fights Ferguson
UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov was suspended for 9 months, or 6 if he cuts a PSA, but he won't fight until his teammates can, and they are suspended for a year. If that comes to pass, the UFC pres says the title may move on: “Guys can’t sit out and wait that long when you have the title. You can’t do it. So if that’s true and he’s going to do that, then we’d have to figure out something else and you start looking at whether it’s McGregor and Tony Ferguson or one of these other guys. When opportunity knocks, answer the door. We’ll see how this thing plays out.” h/t MMA Weekly
Israel Adesanya lobbies for UFC 234 PPV points
UFC champs typically have points on the PPV in their contract. When Robert Whittaker unexpectedly required surgery and was out of the UFC 234 main event, Israel Adesanya moved up, without the points, and he wonders what happened to them: "Where do they go? What happens to them? I’m just wondering. Maybe I’ll have to sit down with Dana and make him talk because that’s a lot of money being left on the table and it stays in the hands of the dealer when I’ve done my bit. I showed up to work. ... I don’t know what the buyrates are because it wasn’t really my main event. It wasn’t really my show. They put me in the f@$%ing regular hotel. I didn’t get the main event suite either. ... Maybe me and Anderson can split those because we got ‘Fight of the Night’ and that’s a lot of money being left on the table. We’ll see what happens with that." h/t MMAjunkie
White doesn't like Anderson Silva vs. Conor McGregor
Anderson Silva: “I think a superfight, me and Conor, is very interesting. We’ll see. The future inside the UFC is very interesting because everything changes fast. I’m ready to come back to fight.” Dana White: “Did he really that? No, I don’t like that fight at all.” h/t MMAjunkie
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Adesanya: All I know is I'm the No. 1 contender
“I’m the No. 1 contender. I’m the guy fighting for the belt. I don’t care. Kelvin or Rob, whoever it is I don’t care. Whoever has the belt. Cause I see Kelvin walking around with that belt and I don’t know who gave it to him. I’m fighting for the belt next that’s all I know. I did my job. I showed up to work. I can afford to do what I want right now,” Adesanya said. “I can wait out for as long as I need to because I’ve done so much for the company. I’ve played my part and I’m the No. 1 contender. ‘Jacare’ can fight Kelvin, or they already fight – get a rematch. I don’t care. I showed up to work, that’s all I know.”
Conor: Would be an honor to fight Anderson Silva
Israel Adesanya: It was like being in The Twilight Zone
“The best way I could describe it was like being in The Twilight Zone. That was cool as f@#$. Even when he caught one of my kicks and I tripped, I was like, ‘All right, here comes the flying knee because I’ve seen this too many times.’ So, I just slid to the left. He tried so many tricks that I’ve seen. Even when I would feint and make him reach and then he’d bring back his hands and do all the Kung-Fu $#!@, I’m like, ‘My man! I’ve this too many times!’ That’s how Bisping got caught with an up kick. I’m not stupid. I may look stupid but I’m smarter than I look. I was just a cool experience. Everyone else plays it on EA Sports but I get to play it real life.” h/t Sherdog
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Cowboy does a Shoey down under
Kelvin Gastelum declares himself UFC champ
“This is my belt. I earned this. I showed up, traveled thousands and thousands of miles from home, made the weight. In my world, the wrestling world, if the guy shows up and makes the weight, for some reason cancels the bout, the guy forfeits the match – I win. I am the champion. ... There’s no other way that ‘Cowboy’ or something would be able to step up, just because of commission rules and that process and stuff. Hopefully, Rob heals up great, I wish him a speedy recovery and when he heals up maybe he can get a crack at my title. This was the hardest camp of my life, so for them to rip this opportunity from me, I ain’t going to have it. I’m not going home empty handed. I promised my people I was going to go home with some hardware and here I am. I’m going to go home with the belt. Hopefully, Rob heals up and I’ll give him a crack at the title.” h/t MMAjunkie
Dana White describes Robert Whittaker’s injury: Could have been fatal
“He’s in the recovery room. I was with his wife and family. This is one of those freak accidents where the doctor said literally they’ve never seen this type of injury in a young person. This usually happens to old people. His bowel and intestines poked through the hole. It didn’t happen yesterday after the weigh ins. They think he’s had this problem and it’s been going in and out. It’s one of those situations had it popped out during the fight it could have been fatal for him. This is really serious. We don’t know exactly what happened with the doctor. Hopefully, they popped it back in and sewed it up. And if that’s the case he’ll be four weeks. This was a freak injury. Less than one percent.” h/t MMA Mania • Watch
Management: Whittaker is out of emergency dual surgery
"Last night at roughly 9 p.m., Rob began experiencing intense abdominal pains that were brought to the attention of the UFC doctors. After several hours of observation, he was admitted to the hospital at 3 a.m. Rob is just out of dual surgery for a twisted and collapsed bowel in addition to an internal hernia of the intestine and will be recovering in hospital for several days. Rob will want to speak to his fans directly when he can. Rob is devastated that today's fight will not go ahead. Up until 5 minutes before going into surgery, Rob was insisting he would fight, but advice was that a blow to the stomach could be fatal. Rob will come back stronger and ready for what is to come. Thanks to the UFC, Kelvin and his team for your professionalism." h/t IG
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Kelvin Gastelum releases statement following UFC 234 title fight cancellation
"With much sorrow, I write that my fight for the middleweight title is off. I’m sorry to everyone that was expecting this great fight, family , friends, and followers from around the world. God has a reason for doing things and I firmly believe his plans are much bigger and better than I can even imagine. I’m so torn about this situation. A lifetime of pursuit to be able to reach this level and I hope none of these efforts will go in vain. I wish Rob Whittaker a speedy recovery champ! Get well soon!" h/t Twitter
Whittaker out of UFC 234 main event with hernia
UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is out his title defense vs. Kelvin Gastelum in the main event of UFC 234, due to a hernia. The fighter will undergo surgery today. Anderson Silva vs. Israel Adesanya will move up to the main event, at three rounds. Lando Vannata vs. Marcos Rosa has been moved from the Fight Pass prelims to the co-main event.
