"You are living without soul" - Ali Abdelaziz blasts "dumb a**" Conor McGregor for trying to 'steal' the spotlight from Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev
Dominance MMA CEO Ali Abdelaziz has accused Conor McGregor of trying to steal attention away from newly crowned lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and his future opponent Alexander Volkanovski.
Makhachev broke the hearts of Charles Oliveira fans at UFC 280 this past weekend, making the Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert tap out. The Dagestani star dominated from the beginning and was in control both on the feet and on the mat. The 31-year-old captured the lightweight title and earned a Performance of the Night bonus for his second-round arm-triangle choke victory over 'Do Bronx'.
During Makhachev's celebrations, featherweight champ Volkanovski was welcomed to the cage and it was confirmed that he will step up in weight to challenge Makhachev for his first title defense.
Following Islam Makhachev's victory, Conor McGregor took to Twitter to diminish his accomplishments. 'The Notorious' then revealed he had a fighting style to defeat Makhachev in a series of deleted tweets.
Volkanovski shared his own post, which highlighted a previous tweet from McGregor:
A former wise man once said… https://t.co/uxuAeib75l
The pair then exchanged a respectful back and forth on social media before Ali Abdelaziz, the manager of Islam Makhachev, stepped in:
"You dumb a** the champ say losers focus on winners stop stealing people shine Khabib take your soul October 6. You are living without a soul."
@TheNotoriousMMA @alexvolkanovski You dumb ass the champ say losers focus on winners stop stealing people shine khabib take your soul October 6 You are living without soul 👋👋👋
Conor McGregor confirms he's going to be back in the octagon once filming for his movie is finished
Conor McGregor has given his clearest indication yet that he desires to return to the UFC following a post on social media. The MMA superstar is currently filming for the Hollywood remake of '80s action movie Road House.
'The Notorious' has been away from the octagon since suffering a broken leg in his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier last year. Now, the 34-year-old has all but confirmed that once filming has wrapped, he's intent on returning to the the UFC with eyes on another run at the title:
"I'm feeling crazy confident. Calm. Disattached from emotion. Aware of what I must do and making it happen. Visualizing. I see it all. Clear. This movie wraps, I'm back. I'll have multiple fights completed by the time this movie even releases."
I’m feeling crazy confident. Calm. Disattached from emotion. Aware of what I must do and making it happen. Visualizing. I see it all. Clear. This movie wraps, I’m back. I’ll have multiple fights completed by the time this movie even releases.