Why the extreme measure? well, like other fighters, Nurmagomedov is clearly upset by how Conor McGregor seems to be able to receive a title fight out of nowhere, while other fighters have to win, and win, and win some more and work and train hard before they can even dream of a title shot.
Come UFC 205, Nurmagomedov will be coming up face to face against his opponent Michael Johnson in the octagon, but once this is fight is done with – will we ever see Nurmagomedov in the UFC again? We can only wait and watch how it all plays out. The fight that is causing the internal discontent amongst Nurmagomedov and several other fighters is also on the card on UFC fight night 205 which is featuring Conor McGregor who takes on Eddie Alvarez and if Alvarez is beaten then he will lose his lightweight championship title to Conor “The Notorious” McGregor.
We will tell you who certainly does not have any issues with Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez? – the fans! While we cannot conclusively say that Conor McGregor is treated better than other fighters for no apparent reason, we must admit that commercially speaking, Conor McGregor brings in the big money in terms of television ratings and sold out tickets simply because Conor McGregor is Conor McGregor. At the end of the day, the UFC is a business and so it is understandable how or why they would answer the pleas of the viewers and put out fighters such as Conor McGregor and Rhonda Rousey who are very well known to people who aren’t even ardent fans of the UFC or the sport itself.
Furthermore, it can be argues that Conor McGregor also deserves this title shot. It was back in March that he was already getting a shot at becoming lightweight champion, but his opponent and then lightweight champion had to Rafael dos Anjos had to pull out of the fight after he suffered an injury just days prior to the when the fight was supposed to occur.
Eventually, Anjos recovered and had to fight Eddie Alvarez and put the championship at stake. Alvarez got the better of Anjos and was able to beat him in just one quick round. Finally, after having his chance taken away in March, come November, Conor McGregor will get another chance at the lightweight title when he takes on Alvarez in UFC’s New York Debut.
If McGregor emerges victorious, he will be the first ever UFC fighter to hold championship titles in two separate weight divisions at the same time.