Islam Makhachev doubts Conor McGregor will come back to a UFC lightweight title shot. Although McGregor hasn’t won a fight at 155 pounds since dethroning then-champion Eddie Alvarez in November 2016, his name has been brought up by current UFC champ Charles Oliveira on multiple occasions. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC), who’s currently healing from a broken leg, is looking to return at some point in 2022 and, according to UFC president Dana White, is a player in the title picture . However, it’s all just noise for Makhachev (22-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC). “I think this is fake,” Makhachev told ESPN , “for the fans that make some interesting, but I think this fake. It’s gonna be hard for him to make 155 because he drunk all days, and lot of people are gonna smash him in this situation.
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