UFC Star Accused Of Domestic Abuse, Big Fight Announced, Conor McGregor Responds To Schwarzenegger
- UFC 189 Featherweight title contender Conor McGregor responded to Arnold Schwarzenegger's recent praise during an interview with Fox today. Arnold called McGregor one of the "greatest athletes of all-time.
"It's absolutely inspirational, Arnold is an absolute legend," McGregor said. "He arrived on American soil buck naked and could speak three words of English and turned those three words into 8 figures." McGregor then said the three words he would turn into 8 figures translates to "kiss my ass."
Wrestling Inc will have full, live coverage of UFC 189 this Saturday. You can see the full video of McGregor's comments above.
- On this week's live edition of UFC Tonight, UFC President Dana White announced that former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans is ready for his return to the cage. Evans will face off with Ryan Bader at UFC 192 in October, a fight that could put the winner into title contention. Evans has been out of action since a November 2013 win over Chael Sonnen.
- UFC Heavyweight Travis Browne has been pulled from all UFC International Fight Week events after his former girlfriend accused him of domestic abuse.
The girlfriend, Jenna Webb, posted the photo below on Instagram:
A photo posted by Jenna Reneé Webb (@jennareneefit) on
Webb later confirmed it was Browne who did the damage.
The UFC plans on investigating the matter, and removed him from all official events. They issued the following statement:
"UFC is aware of the social media allegations made against heavyweight Travis Browne. The organization requires all athletes to act in an ethical and responsible manner, as mandated by the UFC Fighter Conduct Policy. UFC will not tolerate domestic violence or any other violation of the policy. Every athlete is deserving of due process and this situation, as with any official allegations, will be duly reviewed and thoroughly investigated by an independent party. In light of this news, Travis will not be participating in this week's UFC International Fight Week activities in Las Vegas.
The prevention of domestic violence and the education of the athletes is of the utmost importance to the organization. UFC holds its athletes to the highest standard and will continue to take appropriate action if and when warranted."