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Islam Makhachev Says Fighters Copying Conor McGregor's Trash Talk Is “Funny”

Makhachev claimed that fighters keep trying to mimic McGregor, but “no one comes close to him.” “It even looks funny sometimes,” he said. When asked if the Irish fighter Ian Machado Garry can become his version of Conor McGregor, referencing the famous Khabib vs. Conor rivalry from 2018, the welterweight champion said, “I don’t think so. He’s not that person.”