Former interim UFC lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee is the latest name who has offered to fight Conor McGregor after his bout with Dustin Poirier has seemingly fallen through — this and much more on Tuesday's social media roundup.
Kevin Lee offers to fight Conor McGregor in July
Yesterday, Conor McGregor tweeted that he would not be fighting Dustin Poirier anymore after Poirier revealed that McGregor and his team did not follow through with the $500,000 donation to Poirier's charity, The Good Fight Foundation which they had originally promised in the lead-up to their second fight earlier this year.
McGregor also tweeted that the reason why Poirier and his charity did not receive the money is that McGregor and his team were not given any evidence or plans as to where the money would go and what it would be spent on.
After this news broke, a number of fighters offered to step in and fight McGregor in the summer, one of those fighters was Kevin Lee.
Lee posted the following tweets to Twitter.
Lemme fit in this bih @TheNotoriousMMA @danawhite I can be ready July 10
— Kevin MTP Lee (@MoTownPhenom) April 12, 2021
I can be ready by July 10th
— Kevin MTP Lee (@MoTownPhenom) April 12, 2021
Lee has not fought since he lost to Charles Oliveira by submission in early 2020.
Although Lee has not fought in over a year, he still remains in the lightweight rankings.
Would you like to see Kevin Lee fight Conor McGregor?
Daniel Cormier breaks down the evolution of Francis Ngannou
Check out the video below of former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier analyzing the evolution of the new heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
From "wrecking ball" to "Calm Francis," @dc_mma broke down the evolution of @francis_ngannou on the latest episode of Detail on #ESPNPlus
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 13, 2021
https://t.co/Wv8rq5AXb3 pic.twitter.com/jiX5bZLYwp
Zhang Weili looking ripped ahead of her upcoming bout against Rose Namajunas
Zhang Weili will make her second defence of her UFC women's strawweight title at UFC 261 where she will fight the division's former champion Rose Namajunas.
Weili is looking in incredible shape ahead of the fight.
This isn't fair. How. pic.twitter.com/oPSEuHWHFW
— --Sam----(256-155) (@SamPixelsMMA) April 12, 2021
Unbelievable buggy choke submission win
Take a look at this incredible buggy choke submission win from ACA Young Eagles fighter Ibragim Askhabov.
Oh my god
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 12, 2021
Unbelievable buggy choke submission just now at ACA Young Eagles by Ibragim Askhabov. Put him to SLEEP. That's a sub of the year contender. pic.twitter.com/791xNFz97I
Valerie Loureda shows her two sides
Bellator star Valerie Loureda has two very different sides to herself.
there’s two sides to me pic.twitter.com/lf7da488Do
— Valerie Loureda (@valerielouredaa) April 12, 2021
Tracy Cortez counting down the days till her fight
Tracy Cortez will fight Justine Kish this upcoming weekend at UFC Fight Night Whittaker vs Gastelum.
She is counting down the days until the fight.
Days away.. #FightWeek pic.twitter.com/sJdhlvUsG3
— Tracy Cortez (@TracyCortezmma) April 12, 2021
Nick Diaz to return to the Octagon?
Could we see Nick Diaz return to the Octagon sometime in the near future?
It seems like he is training hard, he posted pictures on Twitter with the caption "never not working".
Never not working. pic.twitter.com/eZfmN7ICFh
— nick diaz (@nickdiaz209) April 12, 2021
Mike Perry is not buying Darren Till's kind words
After Mike Perry suffered another defeat this past weekend against Daniel Rodriguez, his foe Darren Till posted some kind yet brutally honest words to Perry on his Twitter account.
See Till's tweets to Perry below.
Got so much time & respect for Perry
— D (@darrentill2) April 11, 2021
But here is the main important factor for me
No team, NO FOUNDATIONS!!!
You need a good solid team around you, who are willing to go to great lengths with you.
And then your coach, I am lucky enough to not just have a coach but as I believe a
true master of all the arts.
— D (@darrentill2) April 11, 2021
& as humble and deadly as they come!!
If Perry fancies coming here for a few months I would more than be willing to accommodate him and his family and I’m sure my team would feel the same way
Hope whatever he chooses in life he puts him & family 1st x
It is fair to say that Perry did not at all believe that Till was being genuine.
Y’all thought @darrentill2 was being genuine ?
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) April 13, 2021
The UFC has some incredible fights in May
May looks to be one of the most stacked months in the history of the UFC with incredible fights happening every single weekend.
Take a look at some of the awesome bouts which are currently scheduled to go down in May.
May is so fuckin stacked wowww pic.twitter.com/aHkdHELo5x
— Λ---------- (@ImAntoMMA) April 12, 2021
Michael Johnson also offers to fight Conor McGregor
Another fighter has offered to step in and fight Conor McGregor this summer.
This time it is former UFC lightweight contender Michael Johnson who actually holds an impressive knockout win over McGregor's former opponent Dustin Poirier.
I know a guy you can fight on July 10th! And I won’t wrestle you! ------ https://t.co/qobwmp6VSP pic.twitter.com/QzrZ80nj5I
— Michael Johnson (@Michaeljj155) April 13, 2021
UFC venue statistics
Check out some of these stats which analyse the UFC's most used venues ever.
How crazy is this?
— danawhite (@danawhite) April 13, 2021
These are the venues that have hosted the most @ufc events over the last 20 years. Fight Island, Abu Dhabi and the APEX caught up quick pic.twitter.com/bRthoQELjr
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