Welcome to today’s edition of Sportskeeda’s daily MMA News Roundup, where we present the biggest UFC updates and other stories from the world of mixed martial arts.
In today’s issue, we talk about an MMA fighter passing away at the age of 28, Sean O’Malley giving his take on Paddy Pimblett’s weight-gaining habits, and more.
28-year-old fighter Jerald Gregori has passed away. The news was shared by BKFC president and founder David Feldman on Facebook.
Feldman wrote:
He has since deleted the post. Gregori’s mother confirmed the news of his passing, commenting under Feldman’s post.
Gregori had two fights under the banner of BKFC and lost both. He was set to fight Guillermo Perez at BKFC 34 on December 3 in Hollywood, Florida.
You can read the tributes paid by his friends, family, and fellow fighters on his Facebook account here.
Paddy Pimblett blowing up between fights but still managing to make 155 lbs the night before his fights has been the talk of the MMA town for a while. ‘The Baddy’ has been warned by many of the dire consequences of this lifestyle, Sean O’Malley being the latest one among them.
In an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, O’Malley said that Pimblett’s habits could lead to an eating disorder in the long run:
Watch the video below:
In a video uploaded to his YouTube account a few days ago, Pimblett revealed that he had seven weeks to lose 20 kilos (45 pounds approx.) for his UFC 282 fight against Jared Gordon.
Investigative journalist Karim Zidan reported on Twitter that Kamaru Usman, Henry Cejudo, and Justin Gaethje are currently in Chechnya upon an invitation from Ramzan Kadyrov.
Kadyrov, the Head of the Chechen Republic and a Russian statesman, is a close confidante of rising UFC superstar Khamzat Chimaev. Fans have long disapproved the association because of Kadyrov’s dictatorial leadership and support of the Russian annexation of Ukraine.
Zidan’s tweet included pictures of the three UFC fighters testing out hand guns at a special forces facility in Gudermes, a Chechnyan town located on the Sunzha River, 36 kilometers east of Grozny, the republic’s capital.
Zidan’s tweet reads:
Take a look at ZIdan’s tweet below:
Cejudo had also posted a video with Usman and Gaethje in a private jet sometime back:
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