American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) head coach Javier Mendez believes Conor McGregor will get the next lightweight title shot over Islam Makhachev even if the latter beats Bobby Green at UFC Vegas 49.
Mendez, who coaches Makhachev alongside former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, understands the UFC is ‘entertainment first, sport second’.
“That’s part of the game. He carries the big numbers, so whatever the UFC decides. I’m expecting anything can happen with the guy that has the power to do that. Do I like it? Absolutely not. But do I have a choice? Absolutely not,” Mendez told Submission Radio in a recent interview.