https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/33448604/ufc-lightweight-contender-islam-makhachev-claims-turn-rafael-dos-anjos-bout-adamant-wanted-fight

https://mobile.twitter.com/MAKHACHEVMMA/status/1498409957829525508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1498409957829525508%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-8051893533958692720.ampproject.net%2F2202230359001%2Fframe.html

Discuss.

As far as I can tell, Dana is just running his mouth like usual. Fake news imo.

Makhachev calls out RDA, RDA says “ok let’s fight” and when the ufc offers the fight to Makhachev he said he would take the fight under “some conditions” which is basically a dodge…

RDA’s response to makhachev offering to challenge him:

https://mobile.twitter.com/MAKHACHEVMMA/status/1419513497575120897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1419513497575120897%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-39030165682632053095.ampproject.net%2F2202230359001%2Fframe.html

This post was edited by TODDZI11A on Mar 8 2022 09:06pm

Was a short notice fight, some conditions is a reasonable response to me. They were probably trying to pay him less for short notice or some bs.

Bobby was a cakewalk tho. He could’ve easily taken the fight. He would’ve been paid fine I’m sure. Co-main 5-rounder at a ufc #? He’s gonna get paid pretty decent for that. That win could’ve lined him up for a shot at the belt and now he has to fight Dariush

All speculation. And just to be clear, I’m actually an RDA fan. Would love to see Dos Anjos get a huge W over Islam, but it’s just not very likely. Islam will steam roll Dos Anjos en route to his title shot, or Dariush or whoever honestly.

Lmao Makhachev asked for 1 million dollars or no fight… he basically priced himself out. Between Dariush and RDA… RDA is the harder fight imo. Dariush is like RDA ‘lite’ so he basically ez’d his way to the title shot. These padded record Dagestan guys I swear. It’s like Khabib when Ferguson wanted to fight him but he was “stuck in Russia”

bs dont believe that

That’s what these guys do man. He was asking to fight him for months. The chance falls in his lap when Fiziev drops out and he asked for “some conditions” to be met. He obviously dodged him. RDA is a harder fight than Dariush. Not by much, but still a little harder.