Conor McGregor is in the thick of things again as the UFC superstar gears up to return to the octagon. ‘The Notorious’ is all set to return with a potential fight against Michael Chandler after he finishes TUF 31 with him. However, a fight has not been announced, so nothing is official yet. However, his coaches have already made game plans for his fight against ‘Iron’. Moreover, UFC champion and foe Islam Makhachev made a bold statement against the potential fight against the Irish star.

The lightweight champ made a controversial statement surrounding ‘The Notorious’ and has been taken to the cleaners by the UFC fans. The upsetting “news” was not received well by the fans on social media.

Fans React to Islam Makhachev reacting to Conor McGregor’s fight

The UFC lightweight champion made a bold statement on the return of Conor McGregor. The Dagestani fighter criticized the Irishman for his smoking and drinking habits lately. Moreover, Makhachev claimed that due to these habits, McGregor doesn’t want to fight.

The fans have bashed the Dagestani champion over his statement. The fans have reacted to an MMA Mania’s post covering the news. Many fans said the obvious fact that the 31-year-old is likely to make a negative comment about McGregor since he is not a fan of the Irish superstar.

Similarly, another fan asked the same question.

Furthermore, there were comments bashing the UFC lightweight.

Additionally, another similar thought was seen on the online platform.

McGregor fans also chimed in with their opinion.

However, there was one fan that agreed with Makhachev‘s comment.

Moreover, one fan had a different view.

The fans seemed to have had enough of Makhachev‘s comments. They did not consider the Russian as a reliable source to comment on McGregor‘s return.

What did Islam Makhachev say about Conor McGregor?

Islam Makhachev made the bold statements in a recent interview. As reported by MMA Mania, Makhachev said, “They try to make the fight, but it’s not official now. I don’t think Conor wants to fight with [Chandler] because he’s drinking too much, smoking all day and he just can’t. TUF makes some interesting thing, because everybody forget him. I don’t know when he fight last time.”

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Furthermore, the UFC champion also said that he would fight McGregor if he had the chance as he thinks it is a source of “100 percent big money fight.”

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