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An alleged demand for $1million from UFC star Islam Makhachev to take a late-notice fight against Rafael Dos Anjos last weekend could pave the way for a Conor McGregor title shot.

Dos Anjos, a former lightweight champion, was supposed to face Rafael Fiziev at Saturday night's UFC 272 pay-per-view event, but was forced to fight a late-notice replacement instead when Fiziev tested positive for coronavirus.

And it appeared for a time that Makachev, who had quickly beaten veteran Bobby Green the weekend prior, was going to step up and save the co-main event fight.

But at the 11th-hour, the fight was instead given to Renato Moicano, whom Dos Anjos brutalised over the five-round contest in a catchweight bout.

And the former champion has said Makhachev asked for seven-figures to take the fight on just days' notice, despite publicly saying he'd be willing to compete.

“I heard he asked for like $1m or something to take the fight," Dos Anjos said during an appearance on The MMA Hour. "But no other explanation."

Instead, promotional president Dana White has said that he will now have to face Beneil Dariush before he is considered for a title fight, which could pave the way