“We are brothers, one nation.
How can I fight?
Let them offer, but I will say that I will not fight either a Chechen, or an Ingush, or a Dagestani.
70-80 people in my weight category in the UFC ", - quoted by Tukhugov TASS.
Tukhugov stressed that he would refuse even a title fight with his fellow countrymen.
The 30-year-old native of Grozny will face Ricardo Ramos of Brazil on October 30 at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Earlier, Russian mixed martial arts fighter Pyotr Yan shared his expectations from the fight for the interim bantamweight title of the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC) with Corey Sandhagen from the United States.