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“You heard what Dana said. Islam didn’t take the fight. I said 165, and he could’ve done 165, but he said 170. I said I’d do 170 no problem, I even showed my scale after training at 171. The next morning, they said they weren’t taking the fight. I think I just called his bluff, that’s what it was. I think they thought I wouldn’t take this fight at 170.”<\/p>\n
Rafael dos Anjos continued, revealing that the Russian asked for $1 million to actually accept the bout.<\/p>\n
“No [I didn’t hear why he turned the fight down]. I heard he asked for like a million dollars or something to fight. That’s what I heard.”<\/p>\n
What do you think about Islam Makhachev turning down the fight against Rafael dos Anjos? Who would you pick to win a fight between the two lightweight contenders? Sound off in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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