"I think Makhachev wants to avoid our fight. He feels that I will beat him. It's better for Islam to fight Porier than me, because I'm more dangerous, I'm good at wrestling.
Maybe Islam wants to make more money by fighting Puryear, so he's interested. But for now it doesn't matter - I'm focused on the fight against Oliveira, because this is one of the most dangerous fighters in the division," Tsarukyan said in an interview with Morning Kombat.
Recall that Makhachev and Tsarukyan have already met in the octagon. Their first fight took place in 2019 and ended with Islam's victory by unanimous decision of the judges.
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