Brad Katona, Conor McGregor’s SBG Eire teammate and The Final Fighter 31 standout, has rubbed his TUF 31 colleagues the mistaken means.
Katona is in an uncommon place as a member of the TUF 31 roster. Whereas he’s a teammate of McGregor, he’s below the tutelage of Michael Chandler throughout the season and defeated Carlos Vera within the newest episode.
Katona, a former TUF 27 winner, is hoping for a second shot within the UFC after TUF 31. He has gained four-straight fights in Courageous CF after UFC losses to Hunter Azure and Merab Dvalishvili.
Katona’s addition to the UFC roster got here amidst rumors of McGregor kicking some fighters off of the present to make room for a few of his teammates. It is unsure if Katona was one of many ones who took one of many vacant spots.
Katona hasn’t made many mates on TUF 31 and has been coaching on an island in a few of his colleagues’ eyes.
Kurt Holobaugh Tells All On SBG Eire’s Brad Katona On TUF 31
Throughout a latest TUF 31 written recap revealed in collaboration with MMA Junkie, participant Kurt Holobaugh roasted Katona.
“Me and all the opposite guys already knew that Brad (Katona) was an SBG man,” Holobaugh mentioned. “We knew he wasn’t on the group he needed to be on. At first, we had been questioning what would occur with it. Right now, we didn’t know the way our coaching periods had been going to go both. As the primary coaching session sort of kicked off, I believe possibly within the very first coaching session, I believe Brad received somewhat nick on his chin from whoever he was drilling with. Perhaps he was performing some rolling or drills and he received nicked and proper then and there, Brad was like, ‘I’m probably not going to coach with anyone. I’m simply going to sort of do my very own factor, possibly hit somewhat little bit of mitts or pads right here and there, however that’s sort of the way it began going…
“I do know the fellows. No one appreciated Brad. I don’t have an issue with Brad, however everyone sort of didn’t like Brad. There have been loads of occasions the place we’d get executed with our coaching session the place we’re drained and hungry. We wish to get again to the home as fast as we will, that means we will eat our lunch and hang around, get somewhat break, and get a nap in. We’re going to be coming proper again in like two hours to coach once more. The faster we get residence, the faster we eat and relaxation up and get to come back again. Brad would lallygag and he appreciated to hang around with the opposite group for a second. Numerous our guys didn’t like that an excessive amount of.”
Katona and Staff Chandler are 5-0 to this point on TUF 31. He has the chance to battle for the season’s bantamweight championship and a second take care of the UFC.
Holobaugh will face Lee Hammond in subsequent week’s episode. He is additionally preventing for an additional probability within the UFC after losses to Shane Burgos and Thiago Moisés.
Halfway by means of TUF 31, tensions are thickening and among the season’s fighters aren’t precisely planning on maintaining in contact outdoors of Las Vegas.
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