Islam Makhachev says Irish star is finished after Khabib clash

Islam Makhachev has erstwhile again addressed the communicative surrounding the large Irish combatant and his imaginable return. For months, determination person been rumors that a large UFC lawsuit could beryllium held connected the White House estate, and galore fighters person started to springiness their comments and connection to perform. One of those astir mentioned is the fashionable Irishman, a antheral who has ever loved to beryllium the halfway of large spectacles successful the past.

Although this 36-year-old has been retired of the cage since the summertime of 2021, erstwhile helium suffered a terrible limb fracture against Dustin Poirier, the existent crushed for his lack is not conscionable an injury. In caller years, the athletics has taken a wholly antithetic course, and radical from the UFC satellite often accidental that helium has indulged successful things that had thing to bash with training. 

However, the announcement of the lawsuit astatine the White House instantly attracted him again and, according to media reports, helium is successful talks with Dan White and is considering a return.

Possible return

There are galore who uncertainty that the experienced Irishman could withstand a pugnacious camp. One of the biggest skeptics is surely Islam Makhachev. The Dagestan champion did not mince words and made his presumption precise direct. He said; 

"That feline volition ne'er travel back. Khabib broke his mind, you know? He volition ne'er travel back, helium volition ne'er combat again. I said that 2 years agone and I inactive basal by it. He is presently suspended by the anti-doping commission. Jon Jones whitethorn travel backmost for a show astatine the White House, but Conor volition decidedly not."

The rivalry betwixt the Irish and the fighters from Dagestan has been going connected for a agelong time. It flared up the astir successful 2018 erstwhile McGregor fought Khabib Nurmagomedov and erstwhile the large Dagestani wholly overpowered the Irish star. Even aft that, things did not calm down arsenic the 36-year-old often called retired their fighters connected societal media and continued to support the hostility successful public.

If helium decides to travel back, helium mightiness 1 time find himself facing Makhachev again. But realistically, astatine this signifier of his career, it is hard to ideate that specified a unsafe champion would beryllium the close prime for a comeback, due to the fact that the experienced Dagestani would astir apt settee the lucifer precise easily.