On a weekend with no UFC events, a boxing match between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal proved to be the biggest combat sports event. Even Alex Pereira delved into the topic of boxing in a tweet exchange with Anthony Joshua.
Here are your today’s top combat sports updates straight from Sportskeeda MMA’s desk.
Vasiliy Lomachenko’s old foe suffers horrific car crash
Orlando Salido, the former world champion who famously defeated Vasiliy Lomachenko in the second professional bout of his career, was involved in a car crash on Friday, July 5. The accident took place in Sonora, Mexico.
Salido was driving a silver Dodge RAM pickup truck that he owns at around 2:30 AM and veered off the road after losing control of the vehicle. He crashed through the wall of a house near the scene of the accident.
According to some reports, he went through the bedroom of an elderly couple. A 61-year-old man is reported to have died while receiving medical attention after the crash. His 53-year-old wife is seriously injured and hospitalized, and so is Salido himself, per. He remains in police custody while undergoing treatment.
Alex Pereira eyes boxing debut
Anthony Joshua believes Alex Pereira should try out boxing. In a tweet on Saturday, the heavyweight boxer wrote on X:
“Alex Pereira should make a boxing debut one day.”
This comes after Pereira’s successful title defense in a rematch against Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303.
‘Poatan’ responded:
“I’m honored you think so. It’s always been my dream, I’m 37 I cannot make a career in it so who do you recommend I fight?”
I’m honored you think so. It’s always been my dream, I’m 37 I cannot make a career in it so who do you recommend I fight? https://t.co/SuERao5At1
— Alex "Poatan" Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) July 6, 2024
Joshua wrote back with a hint that he is willing to test the Brazilian inside the ring:
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