Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Islam Makhachev called out Conor McGregor after he postponed an upcoming fight over a pinky toe injury.
McGregor was scheduled to fight against Michael Chandler in the UFC 303 main event, according to the New York Post (NYP). The Ireland native announced his injury and postponement Friday in an Instagram post.
“You don’t need a pinkie toe for a fight lol. Chicken 🐓,” Makhachev wrote on Twitter on Friday in response to the UFC fighter.
“And my condolences to Michael ‘Hachiko’ Chandler,” Makhachev wrote in an additional post, seemingly siding with McGregor’s opponent.
You don’t need a pinkie toe for a fight lol. Chicken 🐓
— Makhachev Islam (@MAKHACHEVMMA) June 21, 2024
“We had a lapse in concentration and engaged in a training session without wearing the full protective gear and I hit the toe off the elbow…
