Islam Makhachev might have a chance to struggle Conor McGregor below the correct circumstances. The reigning light-weight champion would first should efficiently defend his title in opposition to former interim straphanger Dustin Poirier atop the UFC 302 pay-per-view (PPV) occasion this Sat. night time (June 1, 2024) in Newark.
McGregor would then should defeat Michael Chandler at UFC 303 on June 29 in Las Vegas.
However Makhachev would quite face off in opposition to “Infamous” — and his entire group — within the streets, the place the warring golf equipment can settle their variations as soon as and for all. Contemplate it spherical two after the opening body at UFC 229 again in late 2018, when trade jackass, Dillon Danis, set off an arena-wide brawl (precipitated by this debacle).
“It’s good reminiscences, makes me excited,” Makhachev instructed ESPN MMA. “Beat Conor, beat his entire group, once more, it’s gonna be enjoyable. However we’re on totally different stage proper now. After we meet his group, and all of us group, on the street someplace, and we’ve good fights. As a result of all of us have many, many massive expertise on the street. We simply need to meet them and end all talks. Staff vs. group — it’s going to be extra fascinating. As a result of already Khabib beat him within the cage, beat his nook. However group vs. group, possibly we are able to make Final Fighter.”
Staff vs. Staff preventing could be very standard in Russia.
The extra seemingly state of affairs is that Makhachev — or Poirier, if he pulls off the bookie-busting upset — strikes on to defend the light-weight title in opposition to No. 1-ranked title contender Arman Tsarukyan sooner or later later this yr. As for McGregor, he claims to be preventing at the least four-to-eight instances per yr, which has me anxious about his pre-fight sobriety.
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