It’s still not exactly clear why the negotiations for a potential short notice fight between Islam Makhachev and Rafael Dos Anjos fell apart, but Makhachev wants fans to know that it wasn’t his fault. The Dagestani lightweight found himself on the receiving end of some bad press in the lead-up to UFC 272, after Dana White took to Barstool Sports to announce that Makhachev had turned down the RDA booking.
“When I went to bed one of the nights, I thought it was done,” Dana White said of the planned bout. “Woke up the next morning and found out they turned it down.