Hughes lost a close decision to Nurmagomedov, which McGregor called a robbery. But after Hughes paid his respects to the Nurmagomedov team by saying, “I’m not like that other guy,” in reference to McGregor’s hatred towards Khabib Nurmagomedov, “The Notorious” went off on him.

The controversy ignited when Hughes seemingly sought to distance himself from McGregor by assuring Khabib Nurmagomedov he was "not like this other guy"