UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev stumped his haters with an emphatic win over Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284, thereby retaining the title. Being the protégé of the undefeated, former UFC Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, Makhachev has been doing his best to fill his shoes.
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While the champion has been away since his first title defense, there have been signs that suggest that Makhachev might show up at UFC 294, which is scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi. However, he has been facing a lot of backlash from the internet after he tweeted about the current CEO of Twitter, Elon Musk.
Islam Makhachev calls the second-richest man on the planet ‘cheap’ over blue-tick displeasure
The UFC Lightweight called out the CEO of Twitter in his latest tweet and expressed his dissatisfaction about the fact that his account was not verified. The fans took no time at all to roast the Lightweight champion.
The refs are holding on to it for when you can finish someone
Another fan refused to address him as the real champion of the LW division.
Not a real champ, that's why
However, surprisingly, a lot of the comments were directed at Makhachev being ‘cheap’ himself as the comments pointed out the ‘irony’ in his tweet.
Not sure cheap is the right word but sure that’s a good try 😅
the irony in this statement… 😂
One comment was directed at how Makhachev barely managed to secure a win over Volkanovski, insinuating that it was anything but a decisive victory.
You lost to volk, buy your own check
However, not everyone was as harsh with the LW champion. One person showed their support through a heartwarming comment.
@elonmusk show some respect for our world Champion and best fighter in the world 💯☝️
Conor McGregor’s teammate and Welterweight fighter Dillon Danis wasted no time in bad-mouthing the champion through a tweet of his own, thereby reigniting the famed McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov rivalry.
you need to get your blue belt before you get the blue tick you bum
Elon Musk you cheap guy, where’s my blue tick 😀
But it isn’t too surprising to see McGregor’s teammate take a dig at Nurmagomedov’s protégé, Makhachev. After all, both sides are known to go all out in rivalries.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from the UFC undefeated and Conor McGregor has been away from the Octagon for a while. However, their respective proteges still seem to be brandishing their war flags. McGregor’s teammate Dillon Danis took a jibe at, Islam Makhachev, on Twitter. The last time the two confronted each other was after Nurmagomedov defeated McGregor via submission and the fight spilled out of the cage.
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However, Danis is with Bellator MMA and a clash between him and Islam Makhachev doesn’t seem like a possibility.
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