Conor McGregor thinks Alexander Volkanovski needs to overwhelm Islam Makhachev with force in their potential champion-vs.-champion fight next year.
After Makhachev (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) claimed the vacant lightweight belt against Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi this past Saturday, he set the stage for a showdown with featherweight kingpin Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC), potentially at UFC 284 on Feb. 12 in Perth, Australia.
If made, the fight would mark just the seventh time active divisional titleholders would face each other in the octagon. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC), however, doesn’t seem to think the public cares, and posted on social media that the matchup only would do double-digit pay-per-view buys (via Twitter):
My two old belts. On two little ticks. This fight does 10 buys pic.twitter.com/8AIzVyxQUl
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 24, 2022
My two old belts. On two little ticks. This fight does 10 buys