When Conor McGregor took to Twitter with the message “I accept”, many fight fans thought he was responding to a challenge from Khamzat Chimaev.<\/p>\n
Chimaev is quickly making a name for himself in the UFC, this after earning two wins in the past month at UFC Fight Island. After making his Octagon<\/a> debut at UFC Fight Island 1 with a submission victory over John Phillips, Khamzat made UFC history when he picked up a second win in just 10 days by stopping Rhys McKee in the first-round at UFC Fight Island 3.<\/p>\n Ever since he beat Phillips and McKee, Chimaev has been all over social media <\/a>calling out numerous fighters, including Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n On Thursday, McGregor took to Twitter<\/a> with the message “I accept”. Conor’s tweet immediately caused a stir amongst fans, many of which assumed that the Irish star was responding to the aforementioned challenge of Chimaev.<\/p>\n However, in a recent conversation with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, McGregor clarified that his tweet was not meant for the budding UFC star in Khamzat Chimaev.<\/p>\n Spoke to @TheNotoriousMMA<\/a> briefly today. He confirmed that his 'I accept' tweet was not about Khamzat Chimaev, despite what was said earlier today. He declined to further elaborate what it was actually referring to, though.<\/p>\n — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n