UFC middleweight Julian Marquez made local and national headlines last week when he cut a WWE-style promo after winning his matchup against Sam Alvey by way of submission in the second round.
In the post-fight conversation, the Kansas City native called out Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill — challenging them to pickleball or badminton. Mahomes, who is recovering from offseason turf toe surgery, tweeted he needed a couple of weeks.
Kelce suggested playing at Chicken N Pickle in North Kansas City — and Hill added that he was down to compete.