Ex-UFC star responds after receiving backlash for saying the UFC can’t have champions of a certain religion
Former UFC star Brendan Schaub is facing a lot of backlash from fans after his recent comments regarding Islam Makhachev’s absence from the sport. This past Saturday during the UFC 333 broadcast, the premier promotion announced that Carlos Prates will take on Michael Morales in the UFC 336 co-main event, with an interim welterweight title on the line. The original plan was for Islam Makhachev to defend his belt against ‘The Nightmare’, but he decided that the 33-year-old striker hasn’t done enough to warrant a title fight, and preferred that he and Morales slug it out instead. That has led to a lot of criticism from the fanbase, with the majority believing that the pound-for-pound number one is ducking Prates. And someone who isn’t too pleased with Makhachev’s inactivity is Brendan Schaub. Despite initially being on board for a title defense before Ramadan, the welterweight champion is…