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Former UFC heavyweight champion says Conor McGregor is ‘kind of ducking’ Charles Oliveira

Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos thinks Conor McGregor is ‘kind of ducking’ Charles Oliveira.

Dos Santos claims the former UFC two-division champion wants no part of the matchup because he knows Oliveira is a “bad fight” for him.

However, McGregor is currently injured and likely sidelined for the rest of the year. He broke his leg in the first round of his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 and has been in recovery since July 2021, with the Irishman now able to throw kicks and resume a normal training regimen.

“Did you see that not long ago he (Charles Oliveira) challenged (Conor) McGregor?