How would you like to see Conor McGregor fight his Brazilian version at UFC White House? Mauricio Ruffy called for the same after his win on the main card of UFC 325.

Rafael Fiziev started strong with leg and body kicks in round 1, but Ruffy landed a massive right hand and then finished with follow-up strikes on the ground to secure a TKO win over Fiziev at 4:30 of round 2 at UFC 325. And right after his win, the Fighting Nerds team member knew who he wanted to face next.

“Hunter [Campbell], Dana White, you see me fight and know my style,” Ruffy said through an interpreter in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier. “How about Conor McGregor or Paddy Pimblett? Let me put on a show.”

Conor McGregor has been pushing for a return to action on the UFC White House card, scheduled for June 14. Although he initially wanted to face Michael Chandler, Dana White quickly dismissed it. So, with Ruffy calling out ‘The Mac,’ a fight on the White House card has another fan-favorite option. 

Mauricio Ruffy is now 3-1 in the UFC, having suffered his only loss against Benoît Saint Denis in September last year. Meanwhile, McGregor hasn’t fought since July 2021 when he broke his leg against Dustin Poirier. Whether the UFC would work on Ruffy’s callout or McGregor would accept the challenge is yet to be seen, but fans don’t seem happy about it. 

Mauricio Ruffy was given zero chance against Conor McGregor after UFC 325

The Brazilian is just four fights into his UFC career, so people didn’t think a fight against McGregor was in the cards. “Ruffy that dude man🔥 impressive win but I don’t think Conor McGregor wanna see Ruffy in there lol #UFC325. Ruffy went from calling out Islam Makhachev in his first to Joe calling out Conor and Chandler,” one fan commented. Ruffy did call out Islam Makhachev, but the fight never happened. Since then, Makhachev has even moved on to the welterweight division.

Another reminded Ruffy about his previous efforts to fight the top dog. “Kid woke up and knew his favela rat ahh ain’t touching Islam #Ufc325,” the user wrote. For the Fighting Nerds team member to land a fight against McGregor, first, he will have to become a huge draw, which won’t happen with just four fights in the UFC. 

Someone else shared a prediction for the fight if somehow it got booked. The fan claimed, “Ruffy ain’t beating Conor McGregor, even on Conor’s worst day😭🤷‍♂️.” Yet, ‘The Mac’ has lost three out of his last four fights. Not to mention, he hasn’t fought in several years. 

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The next one poked fun at the callout itself: “Ruffy says Conor McGregor 5 times. Translator—he is calling out Paddy Pimblett.” ‘The Baddy’ could be a more realistic next fight, especially after Paddy Pimblett lost his interim title fight against Justin Gaethje at UFC 324. This win likely puts Ruffy in the top 10 of the rankings, and a fight with Pimblett makes perfect sense.

Meanwhile, this user praised Ruffy for the win. They wrote, “Massive win for Mauricio Ruffy in the #UFC325. He gets a huge TKO over Rafael Fiziev. That’s a big bounce back W after dropping the last one to BSD. He dedicates the W to his brother. He wants Paddy the baddy or Conor McGregor next.” Notably, Saint Denis fought on the co-main event of the night and defeated Dan Hooker via second-round stoppage. 

Another fan asked what others thought about Ruffy’s callout. “Mauricio Ruffy calls out Conor McGregor, Paddy Pimblett, and top lightweights after his impressive #UFC325 TKO Win! Next for Ruffy???” they asked.

The last time Fiziev was definitively finished was in 2019. He has only dropped decisions and injury TKOs to the cream of the crop at lightweight. This makes Ruffy’s performance even more special. Do you think he deserves a big payday like McGregor? Who do you want to see the dynamic Brazilian fight next?