Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov could come face to face on January 23 at UFC 257

re’s a slight chance that Cor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov could come face to face again at UFC 257 which is scheduled to take place on January 23, 2021. Since ir first fight in 2018, fans have been asking for a second match between two icons. While a match at UFC 257 might t take place, re is a possibility that fighters may bump into each or at venue – which is yet to be anunced by promotion.

At PPV, Cor McGregor is set to face Dustin Poirier in a rematch. two first collided in a fearweight bout at UFC 178 where torious One came out on top via a kckdown in opening round. Apart from McGregor vs Poirier, UFC 257 will feature around 10 more bouts and a few are already lined up.

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One of fights lined up for UFC 257 is Umar Nurmagomedov vs Sergey Morozov. Khabib Nurmagomedov’s younger cousin, Umar, will be making his much-awaited UFC debut with an undefeated record of 12-0-0. Umar Nurmagomedov was initially scheduled to fight at UFC 254 – a card Khabib headlined – but bout was scrapped after Nurmagomedov got sick and was hospitalised just days before event.

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How McGregor and Khabib could come face to face

Considering bond that Khabib Nurmagomedov shares with his family, it is possible that UFC lightweight champion joins his cousin’s camp. If that indeed becomes a reality n re is a slight chance he could come face to face with his formidable foe, Cor McGregor. Whatever happens, fans would love to see two arch-rivals trade some words backst.

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Cor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov last faced off at UFC 229 where Eagle came out on top via submission in fourth round. UFC 229 went on to break many records, drawing 2.4 million PPV buys - most ever for an MMA event. two were in talks to host upcoming season of TUF, but Nurmagomedov pulled out after McGregor tweeted some screenshots of private chats he had with Dana White on Instagram.

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