UFC News Round Up: NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal hailed by Jon Anik, Caleb Plant and others, Alex Pereira cryptically mocks Israel Adesanya ahead of UFC 287, Khabib Nurmagomedov misses his UFC coach, Jared Gordon ridicules Paddy Pimblett. Here is a detailed UFC News round-up for today. Follow the latest UFC News Updates with InsideSport.IN
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NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal hailed by Jon Anik, Caleb Plant, and others
Shaquille O’Neal has returned to the gym only slightly over a week after hip replacement surgery. The “Inside the NBA” star posted a video to Instagram on Sunday showing him using a crutch to walk in what appeared to be his home gym because a picture of his face was hanging on the wall.
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The video clip featuring the NBA legend using an arm press machine shows O’Neal moving reasonably effectively. O’Neal jokingly challenged a group of “old dudes” to a pick-up basketball game in his post. O’Neal wrote, “Out to get my game back.” “All you old guys who hoop in @24hrfitness @lafitness @lifetimefitness,” I’ll be there for you all.
Sonya Curry, Papa Johns, and actor Jamie Foxx all left comments on the post, wishing Shaq a speedy recovery. Also, it featured a few celebrities from the world of combat sports, such as Caleb Plant and Jon Anik. Take a look at the image below.
Alex Pereira cryptically mocks Israel Adesanya ahead of UFC 287
Since winning the UFC Middleweight Title, Alex Pereira has started teasing his old rival Israel Adesanya. The Last Stylebender was defeated by “Poatan” via TKO in the fifth round at UFC 281. This was Poatan’s third triumph over Adesanya in two different sports.
Alex Pereira is a psycho I swear 😭 pic.twitter.com/pJwGV6Tk93
— 𝕽𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖒𝖆𝖐𝖊𝖗❂ (@Sa_Gwang) March 27, 2023
Recently, Pereira uploaded a video of himself viewing the action movie Conan the Destroyer from 1984. Longtime action star Arnold Schwarzenegger, NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain, WWE icon André the Giant, and singer Grace Jones were all part of the film’s vibrant cast.
The emphasis on Pereira’s viewing experience suggests that Jones, at the time, looks much like Adesanya. Due to his limited proficiency in English, “Poatan,” who is typically solid and silent, has recently become franker on social media.
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UFC News round up: Khabib Nurmagomedov misses his UFC coach
Khabib Nurmagomedov, a legendary former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion, has stopped coaching MMA to spend more time with his family.
A coalition led by Nurmagomedov and Javier Mendez, his former head coach at the American Kickboxing Academy, decimated MMA in 2022 across several promotions. The former lightweight champion, however, entirely quit the MMA sport recently. In the meantime, Nurmagomedov recently wrote on Instagram that he misses his former coach pal, Mendez.
UFC News round up: Jared Gordon ridicules Paddy Pimblett
After a successful ankle operation, unranked lightweight contender Paddy Pimblett will soon be able to fight again. Recently, “The Baddy” blamed the injury for his subpar performance at UFC 282, where he controversially defeated Jared Gordon by a majority decision.
Gordon responded to Pimblett’s remarks after learning about them on Twitter by saying:
Funny thing is going into this fight I had an ankle injury as well, documented by UFC. I couldn’t walk for weeks after our fight too. I get why he’s angry. He knows I won. Like the rest of the world… https://t.co/Xnm2xtJ2K5
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) March 26, 2023
Paddy said he would be open to facing Gordon again while Pimblett is still recovering from ankle surgery. Bobby Green will be the opponent for the latter at UFC Fight Night 222 in a month.
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