Khabib plans to return in October, expects interim title shot against Ferguson

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Three months removed from a squandered title opportunity at UFC 209 due to a difficult weight cut, Khabib Nurmagomedov is still angling for another interim lightweight fight against Tony Ferguson.

During a visit to Tashkent, Uzbekistan with a handful of fighters from his ‘Eagles MMA’ fight club, Nurmagmoedov revealed that he plans to resume training during Ramadan but does not expect to return to competition until the Fall.

"Regarding health - I have nearly completed rehabilitation,” said Khabib (h/t ToFight.ru). “I will start to train somewhere in the middle of June. The return is planned for October because I need four months of full training. As for the match, I think, that 90 percent I…


Khabib angling for interim title fight upon return
 
Robbie Hart

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Don't know what to say...,,,rehab from a weight cut disaster? Or did i miss something?
 
Andrewsimar Palhardass

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If Dana is correct about Conor wanting to fight again after the Mayweather bout this year, Khabib ain't getting that interim shot unless Conor fights Nate, which I guess is plausible. Khabib needs to shoot for earlier though.
 
TheEmperorRises

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Andrewsimar Palhardass said:
If Dana is correct about Conor wanting to fight again after the Mayweather bout this year, Khabib ain't getting that interim shot unless Conor fights Nate, which I guess is plausible. Khabib needs to shoot for earlier though.
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Once Conor cashes that boxing check, he'll shit on MMA and never come back.
 
Andrewsimar Palhardass

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TheEmperorRises said:
Once Conor cashes that boxing check, he'll shit on MMA and never come back.
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I disagree, though reluctantly. Your idea is entirely plausible, I just don't think it is what will happen. For all of the "he's only after money" talk, which has some validity, Conor does seem to genuinely enjoy competing. I don't think he will necessarily be around until he's 35, but I don't think he stops after Floyd.
 
Juanandonly

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Andrewsimar Palhardass said:
I disagree, though reluctantly. Your idea is entirely plausible, I just don't think it is what will happen. For all of the "he's only after money" talk, which has some validity, Conor does seem to genuinely enjoy competing. I don't think he will necessarily be around until he's 35, but I don't think he stops after Floyd.
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I think it depends if he wins. If he wins there's really no need to come back, you leave on the top of the top. If he loses he has no choice but to come back so he doesn't get clowned on for the rest of his life like Rhonda.
 
Joemacka

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When you miss weight and pull out of a title fight you should go to the back of the line, not the front.
 
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