Islam Makhachev hints at Conor McGregor battle after UFC 302
In a current look on the Pound 4 Pound podcast, Makhachev addressed a potential McGregor battle with a win over Poirier at UFC 302.
“[Dustin Poirier] completed Conor twice, brother, all people can end Conor 10 occasions,” Makhachev mentioned. “Why not? Individuals need to be silly to say no. After all I’ll battle him. I’ll battle subsequent in October or November, [or] I can battle August or September with McGregor.”
McGregor’s upcoming return is at 170lbs, a division through which Makhachev has hinted at shifting up in current months. He was briefly linked to a champion vs. champion conflict at UFC 300 in opposition to Leon Edwards earlier than talks fell by means of.
Very first thing’s first for McGregor as he seems to be to return to the win column for the primary time since 2020. He’s misplaced three of his final 4 fights general, together with back-to-back defeats to Poirier in 2021.
Makhachev is laser-focused on Poirier for his subsequent light-weight title protection. After that, he may flip his consideration in direction of McGregor, relying on how UFC 303 transpires.