Conor McGregor is candid about Islam Makhachev after his victory at UFC 322.

Conor McGregor commends Islam makhachev after the victory in UFC 322Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/brwlrz

Amid a series of provocations directed at Khabib Nurmagomedov On Wednesday (26), McGregor ended up opening space in the speech to praise Makhachev in excerpts published on X, formerly Twitter.

"It was great to see Islam 'Mack' honor his own father, placing the double world titles on his shoulders and saying, 'there aren't many fathers of two-time world champions!' True," he posted on his account.

What a shame and a stain on his father's name.

Just wow! To scam fans using his father and his countries culture is just so low.

Father's plan has now become Father's scam.

Very sad.

On the opposite side of this, it was Great to see Islam Mack honor his own father… https://t.co/M23ZoYP42b

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 26, 2025

The momentary respect drew more attention because of the context: the same tweet that brought flowers to Makhachev also carried barbs against Nurmagomedov, with accusations involving an alleged NFT scheme (related to Papakha, a traditional Dagestani hat).

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McGregor speaks from experience. Back in 2016, "The Notorious" cemented the word "two-time champion" in the MMA dictionary by finishing the job with a brutal knockout of Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205. It was there, in November 2016, that he became the first champion in two weight classes simultaneously, winning the featherweight (up to 65,7 kg) and lightweight (up to 70,3 kg) titles and entering a hall of fame never before seen.

Makhachev made history on November 15th, when he dethroned Jack Della Maddalena in the main fight and win the welterweight title (up to 77kg) at UFC 322With this, he became the 11th person to hold belts in more than one weight class in the organization, a group that remains exclusive even to legends of the sport.

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