A 33-year-old Russian mixed martial arts fighter of Dagestan origin, performing under the auspices of UFC lightweight and current division champion, Islam Makhachev and his compatriot Arman Tsarukyan held the first battle of views before the fight, Sports.kz reports with reference to Championat.com.
However, behind the scenes of the press conference, Islam and his team had a conflict with ex-UFC fighter Nate Diaz and his team.
The cause of the conflict is currently unknown. The parties first exchanged statements addressed to each other, then Diaz threw a plastic bottle towards Makhachev. After this, Islam tried to head towards the American, but security intervened and prevented a clash between…
