Fjäderviktsmästaren Conor McGregor fick en direkt titelmatch i lättvikt, då han kommer att ta sig an mästaren Eddie Alvarez under UFC 205 den 12 november. Många har reagerat på att organisationen valde McGregor framför utmanare som Khabib Nurmagomedov och Tony Ferguson, och en av dem är Michael Chiesa.
Detta hade han att säga via ”MMAFighting”:
I think it’s bullshit. I feel bad for the guys that have been leaped-frog by him. I do understand that there is an entertainment aspect to the sport and to this promotion, but I think you have to maintain the sport before you let a guy make moves like that.
Do I like him being in my weight class? Yeah, because it’s a big money fight and I match up really well against him. I mean, I’d be one body-lock away from subbing him. Other than that, it doesn’t really… you know, I just feel bad for the Tony Fergusons, and the Nurmagomedovs, and these guys that have racked up these huge win streaks and they’re getting leaped-frogged by a dude, who really, I mean, we’ll find out if he has any business in our division on November 12, but until then, I don’t think he’s in the right spot.
He needs to go back and do what’s right. He’s got Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis in his own weight class to deal with. So I hope Eddie puts him back down to 145, but if not welcome to your new home, welcome to the deep waters.
Khabib är hittills obesegrad i sin MMA-karriär med hela 23 segrar i ryggen, medan Tony radat upp åtta segrar sedan förlusten mot Michael Johnson.
