Russian mixed martial artist (MMA) Islam Makhachev said that a number of stars of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) refused to fight him. The recording of the broadcast with the Russian was published on the ESPN MMA YouTube channel.
Makhachev said he asked his manager, Ali Abdelaziz, to contact Rafael dos Anjos after Russian rival Beneil Dariush was injured. Then the Brazilian refused. In addition, the fight with Makhachev was offered to the Americans Tony Ferguson and Michael Chandler. They also refused to replace Dariush.
On February 27, Makhachev will fight with Bobby Green. Initially, Dariush was supposed to be the rival of the Russian.
Earlier on February 24, the Armenian UFC fighter Arman Tsarukyan said that he refused to fight Makhachev. At the same time, he did not rule out that he would fight with the Russian in the future.
Makhachev has won nine consecutive victories in the UFC. In his last fight, he was stronger than New Zealander Dan Hooker.
Source: Lenta
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