UFC light-weight prospect Mauricio Ruffy has his eyes on Islam Makhachev and the light-weight title. He’s nonetheless not fairly in title rivalry but, however when he will get there, he plans to ask Conor McGregor for assist beating the Russian.
Particularly, he hopes the Irish MMA star will function considered one of his cornermen within the potential title combat.
“One factor that I would like is that after I’m able to combat Islam Makhachev, after I go to combat him, I need to invite Conor McGregor to be in my nook, so it’s us towards the Russians,” Ruffy instructed MMA Junkie. “I would like Conor McGregor there. I would like Conor McGregor there and to be up shut and style the victory for after I beat the Russians. Khabib goes to be there in fact, so I would like Conor McGregor to be there as a part of my nook as effectively for after I defeat the Russians and put an finish to Islam Makhachev.”
Reigniting the rivalry between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov
McGregor, in fact, has loads of historical past with Makhachev’s staff. The Irishman, a former two-division champ, famously fought Makhachev’s coach and pal Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2018. He misplaced the combat by submission. The pair and their groups have been then concerned in an enormous post-fight brawl that spilled proper out of the cage.
When all was mentioned and achieved, their combat anchored the best promoting pay-per-view in UFC historical past, surpassing even UFC 100, 200, and 300.
Whereas McGregor appears to be nearly achieved with preventing, Ruffy is simply getting began. The Combating Nerds rep is 12-1 total, and 3-0 within the UFC. Most lately, he scored a 2025 knockout of the yr contender towards Bobby Inexperienced.
By his first three UFC fights, followers have incessantly in contrast Ruffy’s side-on, karate-inspired type to that of McGregor.
Ruffy appears to assume the comparability is legitimate. He truly attracts inspiration from the Irishman.
“Within the development of Mauricio Ruffy, there was all the time a bit little bit of Conor McGregor there,” Ruffy mentioned. “I can see that. I’m an enormous Conor McGregor fan. I really like McGregor’s type. There’s a little little bit of McGregor there.”
Time will inform if McGregor accepts the Brazilian’s request for a team-up.
