Brian Kelleher, UFC bantamweight, tried to get Conor McGregor into a corner to meet him for his fight with Umar Nurmagomedov.
Kelleher, a fan favourite, has been given the task of derailing the Nurmagomedov hype train at UFC 272 Las Vegas.
Umar Nurmagomedov will return to action at UFC 27
next month
He's also publicly calling on The Notorious, the bitter rival to Nurmagomedov’s cousin Khabib, to coach him in the Sin City showdown.
Kelleher tweeted last week: "Hey! Would you like to take me on in my next fight at UFC 272 versus Khabib's cousin Umar?"
Kelleher's appeal to McGregor was not seen by McGregor, but it was seen Umar.
Umar, who was undefeated, tweeted: "It's no gonna help you Brian."
Boom laughed and replied, "What about God?" Can he help me?"
Umar made an impressive UFC debut last January on Fight Island, choked Sergey Morozov UNCONSCIOUS.
Javier Mendez, the head coach, has tipped the Dagestani destroyer for the bantamweight crown in the coming years.
SunSport reported that he said Umar was a different fighter from his cousin Khabib.
"But he's still going to do great, and I believe he will win it in three or four more years."
Umar, 26 years old, stunned fans with his impressive array of kicks as well as his display of Dagestani wrestling.
Mendez stated that Mendez "[He's] got] great striking power and great kicking. This is what they [fans] should expect. It's a completely different style. It's a whole new style.
"You can expect to get everything from him.
"But there is one thing that will be different - Khabib's boxing is doing quite well.
Khabib's boxing is getting really good. Umar's kicks are amazing.
You can expect more kicking from him. He is a great kicker.
"He's great on ground, he has good boxing, and he's a tremendous kicker.
Khabib and Umar will notice a significant difference in their ability to kick. Umar can kick."
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