Drake names his favorite UFC fighter, Dricus du Plessis roasts Khamzat Chimaev, ex-rival sees difficult future for Conor McGregor: MMA News Roundup

Drake recently revealed who his favorite UFC fighter is in a live stream with Adin Ross. Elsewhere, Khamzat Chimaev got brutally roasted by Dricus du Plessis on the latter's Instagram profile.

Here are today's top combat sports updates presented by Sportskeeda MMA:

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Drake names his favorite UFC fighter

Rapper and music composer Drake recently appeared on the 'Drizzmas Giveaway' live stream with Adin Ross, discussing several topics. At one point, Ross asks him about his favorite fighter ever. Drake named Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor:

"Strictly based on just somebody who to me is the most thorough... I respect people [who are like] you are where you're from and nothing else can change you - the money, the wins, nothing. So, to me, it's Nate [Diaz]."

Drake added:

"I have other favorite fighters. I love Conor [McGregor] with all my heart."

Watch Drake reveal his favorite fighter below (1:13:35):

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Khamzat Chimaev catches strays in Dricus du Plessis' comment section

Dricus du Plessis posted a picture on Instagram with a shark he presumably caught off the coast of Oyster Bay in South Africa's Eastern Cape Coast.

Among many vividly entertaining comments from fans as well as MMA personalities like Helen Yee and Nina-Marie Daniele, one follower commented:

"Don't kiss it on the mouth."

The comment is a reference to du Plessis kissing his coach Morne Visser on the mouth after beating Robert Whittaker at UFC 290.

In response, 'Stillknocks' wrote:

"No way that's what Khamzat tried and look how that turned out."

Du Plessis was referring to the scar Chimaev has on his upper lip. 'Borz' told SPORTBible in 2021 that he got the split lip after falling down the stairs in his childhood home at the age of two.

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Eddie Alvarez believes Conor McGregor cannot easily get a BKFC fight

Conor McGregor has long been talking about competing in the BKFC, the leading bare-knuckle promotion in which the Irishman is a co-owner. However, his UFC 205 opponent Eddie Alvarez believes his UFC contract will be a roadblock to that dream:

"I think he still has two fights left on his UFC contract... I know how difficult it is to get out of those contracts. They don’t make it easy."

Alvarez continued:

"For him, making the company hundreds of millions of dollars, I don’t think it’s going to be an easy exit... So, it’s going to be tough for him to fight those fights out and move on to another contract. So realistically, I don’t know if he could fight BKFC, and if he does, it’ll be maybe when he’s older."

Watch Eddie Alvarez's comments below (12:45):