An easy title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje will lead UFC 254 next weekend. Khabib’s close teammate Islam Makhachev should also fight on the map. However, his opponent Rafael Dos Anjos pulled out after testing positive for coronavirus. As a result, Islam now remains without an opponent.
If Islam didn’t fight at UFC 254, its countless hours in the gym would be in vain. So Khabib sent a message to Chael Sonnen as Ave Maria to get the ball rolling for Makhachev next weekend.
„(Khabib) said, ‘Chael, I’m watching your videos, I have something to tell you. I want to make that very clear, ”said Sonnen. “He said, ‘There is no one I am closer to than Islam.’ And he said, “I’m telling you now, if Michael Chandler beats Islam, I’ll see Michael Chandler (as) the number one contender, and I want you to get the message across.”
I said, “OK Khabib, when I get the news out I’ll say you called me, you told me that.” He says, “I’ll do that. Get this news out, ”said Chael Sonnen in a video posted on his YouTube channel.
Khabib Nurmagomedov also beat up Michael Chandler for not knowing Islam Makhachev
Khabib is very close to his teammate Islam Makhachev. Although Islam hasn’t made the top 10 of the UFC lightweight rankings yet, Khabib knows about its toughness. In a way, Khabib sees Islam in the same position it was in when the promotion began.
In an interview with Yahoo Sports, Khabib beat up other lightweights for not knowing who he was. He also targeted Chandler by bringing up his loss to Patricio Freire.
While Khabib wants Chandler to go against Islam, Dana White thinks differently. At the post-UFC press conference on Fight Island 6, White closed the door to a fight between the two. The UFC supremo wants to book a fight for Chandler. However, he is willing to wait until UFC 254.
Regarding Islam, White added that he was also working to book him a fight soon.
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