Daily Roundup: Tiki Ghosn’s elbow, Dana White’s ‘daddy’, Conor McGregor’s deleted update and more MMA news

Eddie Hearn says Turki Alalshikh is Dana White’s ‘daddy’

Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn turned the tables on Dana White’s insult about working for his father.

The UFC president made the remark during the Zuffa Boxing 3 press conference in response to Hearn criticizing his boxing venture, specifically the creation of new titles.

Hitting back during an interview with The Stomping Ground, the English promoter mocked White’s relationship with the chairman of the Saudi Arabian General Entertainment Authority, Turki Alalshikh.

“Yes, I do work for my dad, but guess what? Dana White has worked for his daddy for a long time,” Hearn said.

“The Fertitta brothers, that’s who he worked for. And right now Dana White’s got a new daddy and his name is Turki Alalshikh.”

Conor McGregor claims he has accepted an opponent

Ever since the UFC event at the White House was announced, McGregor has been among the top names frequently staking their claim for the main event spot.

With Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje reportedly the front-runner to headline in Washington D.C. on June 14, uncertainty surrounds the Irishman’s plan to make a comeback in 2026.

But a deleted post on X would suggest that the UFC and McGregor have decided on his return date and opponent.

“I have been offered an opponent and a date, and I accept,” McGregor wrote on Wednesday morning.

“Waiting on my contract,” he added.

Islam Makhachev is unfazed by Ian Machado Garry’s Georgia trip

Garry has fueled talk of a Makhachev showdown by traveling to train in Georgia, something the Irishman said he would do ahead of a title challenge against the Dagestani.

Makhachev has reacted to Garry’s Georgia trip and warned his potential next challenger of the mistake he is making.

“Well, I already said that it is a mistake, for wrestlers to go to some training camp for 2-3 months before a fight in order to get ready for the fight,” he told Ushatayka.

“On the contrary, this plays into such a cruel mistake because he is a person who goes somewhere for 2-3 months to prepare and begins to believe in his struggle, and then it doesn’t work.

“It is impossible to learn to fight in 2-3 months. This is something you have to do since childhood for many, many years.”

Sean Strickland roasts Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano on Netflix

Sean Strickland is never one to hold back with his thoughts, and that trend continued about Rousey’s recently announced comeback.

The UFC legend will return against Carano, who is also making her long-awaited first outing since 2009. They will headline Netflix’s debut MMA event on May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.

Ahead of his UFC Houston main event against Anthony Hernandez, Strickland did not hold back on Rousey vs Carano.

“Ronda Rousey’s gonna steamroll her. Ronda was an Olympian that was a multi-time world champion,” Strickland told Newsweek.

“Gina Carano was pretty in a time when women’s MMA sucked. It’s still not very good, but when Gina Carano was fighting, it was significantly worse.

“We’re just gonna watch two middle-aged women, f—ing going through menopause, fight each other.

“I have no interest in that. Who gives a f—?”