Conor McGregor, rumored to make his return at UFC 300 against Michael Chandler, was recently seen at an IBA Champions’ Night event. McGregor was seated cage side at the event and even mediated a face-off in addition to having a face-off with former UFC champion, Petr Yan.
Current UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was also present in the venue. The Dagestani fighter was also seated ringside to enjoy the boxing action. It needs to be noted that Makhachev and his team were recently accused of being PED users by McGregor in a recent social media post.
Conor McGregor finds himself sitting opposite to Islam Makhachev
The recent IBA Champions Night event was graced by the presence of popular UFC fighters. Conor McGregor, Petr Yan, and Islam Makhachev were all seated ringside at the event. However, the three fighters were not seated on the same side. McGregor and Makhachev were seated on opposite sides.
Mystic Mac began his martial arts career as an amateur boxer and eagerly engaged with his friend at the event discussing the nuances of the match they were witnessing. Islam Makhachev was also paying close attention to the match along with his friends who were seated surrounding him.
Makhachev last fought Alexander Volkanovsi at UFC 294, defending his title for the second time against the Australian featherweight champion. McGregor has not fought since his unfortunate leg break at UFC 264 against “The Diamond” Dustin Poirier.
Conor McGregor vs Islam Makhachev fight very much a possibility
Even though Conor McGregor has been out for two months due to injury, a potential bout between McGregor and Islam Makhachev is highly anticipated. Makhchev, being the prodigy of Khabib Nurmagomedov adds an extra layer of story to the fight.
Recently, UFC lightweight Trey Ogden cited his interest in wanting to see the fight between Mahachev and McGregor. Ogden feels that Makhachev is very beatable and could provide a beautiful storyline for the UFC as the continuation of the McGregor-Nurmagomedov rivalry.
Ogden is not the only fighter who wants to see it. Daniel Cormier recently spoke about his interest in wanting to see McGregor face Makhachev on his return. Cormier states that Makhachev would benefit from the matchup just the way Khabib got fame and money after his fight with the Irishman.
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