According to Khryunov, the UFC management left the athletes no choice.
“This is the greatest injustice in the history of martial arts. I am a fan of both fighters. It is probably worth thinking: why? They created a dead end for the fighters and deprived them of choices.
I already talked about Dana White…I wouldn’t let him into Arab countries until he brings Khabib there [Нурмагомедова]Conor [Макгрегора]… Some kind of product.
“It’s disgusting that Russians are pitted against each other,” Taktarov spoke of the fight between Volkov and Pavlovich.
From a sporting point of view, the fight between Pavlovich and Volkov will be very good, but this announcement upset me,” Khryunov said according to Match TV.
Source: Sport

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