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Welcome back to Sportskeeda's daily MMA News Roundup, where prominent UFC-related and combat sports stories and updates are covered.
Today, Ryan Garcia's vitriolic response to the LGBTQ-themed Olympics opening ceremony, the full card for Riyadh Season Noche UFC, and Oleksandr Usyk's challenge to Conor McGregor are all covered.
Ryan Garcia takes aim at the LGBTQ-themed Olympics ceremony
Ryan Garcia is not happy with the organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The controversial boxer expressed his displeasure over the LGBTQ themes incorporated in a parody of the Last Supper in the opening ceremony.
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According to traditional Christian doctrine, the Last Supper is the final meal Jesus Christ, the titular figure in Christianity, shared with his disciples prior to his crucifixion. In the Olympics' rendition, a man in blue paint wearing nothing but flora covering his groin played the role of Jesus.
Moreover, said man was surrounded by drag queens. As a devout Christian, Garcia took great offense and went on a social media tirade.
"If yall watch the Olympics that's just crazy"
Moreover, he took aim at trans people in another disparaging death.
"BURN IN HELL TRANS PEOPLE"
This isn't the first time Garcia has spiraled on social media, expressing his displeasure, and it certainly won't be the last.
The full card of Riyadh Season Noche UFC unveiled
Rebranded as Riyadh Season Noche UFC, it has always been the subject of much speculation as UFC CEO Dana White promised a blockbuster card unlike any other for the promotion's debut at the Las Vegas Sphere.
Check out Dana White revealing the Noche UFC card:
Now, the matchups are known, consisting of Sean O'Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili for 'Sugar's' bantamweight title as the headliner, and Alexa Grasso's women's flyweight title defense against Valentina Shevchenko as the co-headliner.
The rest of the card features Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes at featherweight, Esteban Ribovics vs. Daniel Zellhuber at lightweight, Ode Osbourne vs. Ronaldo Rodríguez at flyweight, Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Manuel Torres at lightweight, and Irene Aldana vs. Norma Dumont at women's bantamweight.
The final bouts are Kevin Borjas vs. Édgar Cháirez at flyweight, Yazmin Jauregui vs. Ketlen Souza at women's strawweight, and Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Aori Qileng at bantamweight.
Oleksandr Usyk challenges Conor McGregor
Oleksandr Usyk is scheduled to face Tyson Fury on Dec. 21. Should he beat him, the world will be his oyster. When asked by Boxing King Media about his plans following the hypothetical win, Usyk welcomed bare-knuckle boxing and even MMA.
He then jokingly called out McGregor.
"Why not? McGregor, come on... hey, I'm ready to fight."
Check out Oleksandr Usyk's callout:
The bout, however, is unlikely to materialize, as it was no serious callout, but one McGregor may entertain.
