UFC legend and commentator Daniel Cormier believes the promotion should book Conor McGregor vs Islam Makhachev. Lightweight champion Makhachev is on the hunt for his next title defence after beatin…
UFC legend and commentator Daniel Cormier believes the promotion should book Conor McGregor vs Islam Makhachev.Most expect the Russian to face Charles Oliveira, who was forced to pull out of Saturday's event through injury, or Justin Gaethje.
The 36-year-old has lost three of his last four fights and many would consider him undeserving of a title shot on his return.re-entered the drug testing pool His proposed comeback fight with Michael Chandler appears to be fizzling out - but ex-heavyweight champion Cormier believes the Makhachev match-up is perfect.Simon Jordan takes Frank Warren to task over 'crybaby' Tyson Fury snubbing talkSPORTFury believes rumour Usyk was stopped in sparring by 'giant man' on his undercard"Because listen to this now, it’s built-in.
"You have Islam Makhachev who looks to be a guy who’s gonna be a dominant champion. In order to have that dominant champion go to the next level of superstardom, you need a foil.“Look at what beating Conor McGregor did for Dustin Poirier, look at what it did for Khabib Nurmagomedov. We’re not even talking about all the other levels at which this just makes sense.
"You have Islam fighting Conor after the issues Conor has had with Khabib and everything else. You have Islam fighting Conor, the biggest star in mixed martial arts.
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