Russian UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev admitted he had no desire to have a manly conversation with the organization’s former champion in two weight categories, the Irishman Conor McGregor at the IBA Night of Champions boxing tournament in Dubai.
– Everyone wants to take a photo with me. This is part of my UFC championship. I can’t refuse anyone.
– Do you know who is sitting across from you?
“I don’t know if he’s the opposite.” Yes, they told me Conor McGregor was coming to the tournament.
— Was there a desire to cross paths with him in one way or another and speak like a man?
“There was no desire, but if we come together, we can talk,” Makhachev said on the air of the program “Everyone for the match!”. on .
Makhachev currently holds the championship belt, having made two defenses in 2023 against Australian fighter Alexander Volkanovski. The 32-year-old Makhachev’s statistics in the UFC are 25 wins and 1 loss.
McGregor has 22 wins and six losses in mixed martial arts. He fought his last fight in July 2021, losing to Dustin Poirier by technical knockout.
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