Welcome to Bloody Elbow’s every day round-up of reports on a day where the combat sports world took a break after a bombshell announcement from Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
That is your one-stop shop for the highest five stories from February 24, 2026. The most important story of the day was in a short time dismissed by UFC boss Dana White when he declared a report of the UFC White House event changing date to be unfaithful.
There have been also further updates on Conor McGregor’s return to motion, in addition to news of Merab Dvalishvili returning to competition at RAF Wrestling in Philadelphia.
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UFC White Home is NOT moving from June 14 to June 26
The MMA world was quick to take a report from Puck News as gospel this evening after they reported a lot of tidbits regarding the UFC White House event. Amongst a bunch of details, the largest headline was that the show had moved to June 26.
Either way, the event might be happening on a day that’s unusual for a UFC show; with the 14th landing on a Sunday and the twenty sixth a Friday.
Nonetheless, Dana White in a short time shut down the report, declaring that ‘media is bulls—‘ and confirming the June 14 date.
Merab Dvalishvili is making his RAF Wrestling debut
After losing his bantamweight title in a record-breaking fourth championship fight in a calendar yr back in December, Merab Dvalishvili has been having fun with a well-needed break. Nonetheless, he’s now back into competition, with a giant date in April planned.
He’ll make his RAF Wrestling debut in Philadelphia, just down the road from his long-time home in Latest York. No opponent has been confirmed as yet, but it is going to mark his first competition of the yr as he awaits a UFC comeback.
Carlos Prates’ update on Conor McGregor fight is more bad news
The Conor McGregor comeback appears to be in some little bit of trouble as one more opponent was just about ruled out. He seems to want Michael Chandler to complete their season of The Ultimate Fighter three years on, however the UFC would slightly he face a ‘no name’.
The previous two-weight world champion claims to have accepted a fight with a lesser-known fighter, with many fans theorizing that he could be forced to return against Carlos Prates. Nonetheless, the Brazilian says they’ve had no talks, and fears it’s an unlikely little bit of matchmaking.
UFC Houston medical suspensions confirmed
As is customary within the state of Texas, everyone on the UFC Houston card was handed a medical suspension after Saturday night’s event. Even Sean Strickland who scored a knockout win was given just a few days.
All of the main points can be found in our report on the multiple medical suspensions from the show, including Geoff Neal after his vicious first round knockout loss.
UFC Mexico City update amid unrest in Jalisco
This weekend, Brandon Moreno faces alternative opponent Lone’er Kavanagh in Mexico City as he looks to bounce back from his loss to Tatsuro Taira in a fast turnaround. The promotion has assured people traveling to this weekend’s event that they’ve got the all-clear to achieve this.
There have been some concerns in regards to the location because of this of unrest in Jalisco following a military operation that resulted within the deaths of seven cartel members, including leader Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes.