Khabib Nurmagomedov calls for McGregor fight in December after boxing debut defeat
Following McGregor's unfortunate boxing debut against the sports icon Floyd Mayweather, undefeated Russian UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov has called for a bout against the Irishman.
Within just hour after the boxing match titled ‘The Money Fight’ in Las Vegas, which saw the 40-year-old Mayweather beat McGregor via technical knockout in the 10th round, Nurmagomedov took to social media to make his call.
“30 December. UFC 219. Why not? I think December is a perfect date for that fight, plus he said himself that he wanted to fight me after Mayweather,”wrote Nurmagomedov on his Instagram page.
The fight idea was originally thrown into the media when UFC head Dana White mentioned it at the end of June.
“You know what Conor told me? He said, ‘I want Khabib in Russia,’” White said back then.
“Isn’t he [expletive] awesome? Conor McGregor is a [expletive] unicorn. There’s nothing like him. He’s working on boxing Floyd Mayweather and then he’s talking about fighting Khabib in Russia right after,” he said.
The 29-year-old Russian was looking to fight Tony Ferguson at UFC 217 on November 4, but the UFC recently announced that Ferguson will instead face Kevin Lee at UFC 216 on October 7.
And while Ferguson and Lee will fight for the interim lightweight title, White told reporters this week that the winner won’t necessarily face the current lightweight champion, McGregor.
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Sorry Khabib. The fop wants none of that, and the egg won't put his cash cow to the grave just yet.
Following McGregor's unfortunate boxing debut against the sports icon Floyd Mayweather, undefeated Russian UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov has called for a bout against the Irishman.
Within just hour after the boxing match titled ‘The Money Fight’ in Las Vegas, which saw the 40-year-old Mayweather beat McGregor via technical knockout in the 10th round, Nurmagomedov took to social media to make his call.
“30 December. UFC 219. Why not? I think December is a perfect date for that fight, plus he said himself that he wanted to fight me after Mayweather,”wrote Nurmagomedov on his Instagram page.
The fight idea was originally thrown into the media when UFC head Dana White mentioned it at the end of June.
“You know what Conor told me? He said, ‘I want Khabib in Russia,’” White said back then.
“Isn’t he [expletive] awesome? Conor McGregor is a [expletive] unicorn. There’s nothing like him. He’s working on boxing Floyd Mayweather and then he’s talking about fighting Khabib in Russia right after,” he said.
The 29-year-old Russian was looking to fight Tony Ferguson at UFC 217 on November 4, but the UFC recently announced that Ferguson will instead face Kevin Lee at UFC 216 on October 7.
And while Ferguson and Lee will fight for the interim lightweight title, White told reporters this week that the winner won’t necessarily face the current lightweight champion, McGregor.
Read entire article at RT
Sorry Khabib. The fop wants none of that, and the egg won't put his cash cow to the grave just yet.
