Shlemenko: "The fight with McGregor is a win-win for Yan"

Former Bellator Middleweight Champion Alexander Shlemenko shared his thoughts on a possible fight of Petr Yan and Conor McGregor.

“I can congratulate Petr, he does everything right, and luck does not leave him. It's hard to imagine development better than his. If the fight with McGregor takes place, then it is clear that it is not in Ian's weight category, here it will be necessary to make concessions. But Conor is the star for which you can go for them. This fight is a win-win option for Petr in all respects, I don't see any drawbacks here.

"My words that Yan follows the path of Nurmagomedov? This is true. Khabib gained his weight after defeating Conor, he was the first to beat him. Now we have one champion - Yan, like Khabib in his time. So now he can still, after Khabib, meet with McGregor. This fight is a chance for Petya to declare himself 10 times stronger, without doing anything at all. Yan has chances, you can outbox Conor. It's not very difficult," said Shlemenko.