Agent: Khabib wants 3 fights in next 11 months
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov would like to defend his title three times over the next 11 months, according to his agent, Ali Abdelaziz.
"He gave me very specific instructions," Abdelaziz told ESPN. "He said he wants to fight Sept. 7 and again in December. And if [former welterweight champion] Georges St-Pierre can figure things out with the UFC by April, that's the deal. He would like that fight in April."
When asked if Nurmagomedov, of Dagestan, has any interest in a rematch with McGregor, after the two continued to go back and forth on social media as recently as last month, Abdelaziz said it depends on whether McGregor reasserts himself as a No. 1 contender.
"To be honest, Conor is going to have to go out there and fight somebody like Justin Gaethje, Tony Ferguson or Cowboy [Donald Cerrone]," Abdelaziz said. "He's not a worthy enough opponent right now. That's the feeling from all of us, as a team."
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov would like to defend his title three times over the next 11 months, according to his agent, Ali Abdelaziz.
"He gave me very specific instructions," Abdelaziz told ESPN. "He said he wants to fight Sept. 7 and again in December. And if [former welterweight champion] Georges St-Pierre can figure things out with the UFC by April, that's the deal. He would like that fight in April."
When asked if Nurmagomedov, of Dagestan, has any interest in a rematch with McGregor, after the two continued to go back and forth on social media as recently as last month, Abdelaziz said it depends on whether McGregor reasserts himself as a No. 1 contender.
"To be honest, Conor is going to have to go out there and fight somebody like Justin Gaethje, Tony Ferguson or Cowboy [Donald Cerrone]," Abdelaziz said. "He's not a worthy enough opponent right now. That's the feeling from all of us, as a team."
