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Conor McGregor has gone after pretty much everyone lately, so why not Loma too?
Vasyl Lomachenko is probably the best boxer in the world today. The two-time Olympic gold medalist went 396-1 as an amateur, and has already won titles in three weight classes as a pro in just 15 fights. His handspeed, footwork, and overall game are a beauty to behold to everyone.
Well, unless you’re Conor McGregor.
Conor is doing a promotional tour in Eastern Europe, and happened to stop in Ukraine a few days ago. Unsurprisingly, he was asked about Ukraine’s most famous athlete in Loma. While McGregor was very complimentary of his boxing skills, he doesn’t believe that makes him a great overall fighter though:
“He’s a phenomenal, phenomenal boxer. He’s the pound-for-pound No. 1 boxer on the planet. For me, you must compete in mixed martial arts. You’re just lying to yourself if you stay in one discipline. It’s not a complete fight. You’ve got to compete in mixed martial arts. I would like to see him compete in mixed martial arts competition. I know he has some words about me or whatever.”
These two have chirped at each other on and off on social media for years, so this isn’t a really surprising thing for him to say. If fact, Loma even said it himself to Conor back in 2017:
I used to win many wrestling, judo, and sambo tournaments as a kid. Should I try fighting in the @ufc ? What do you think @TheNotoriousMMA?
— LOMA (@VasylLomachenko) May 4, 2017
It’d never happen. And Loma is too small to fight Conor either way. But man, that would make some money.