Published 18:55 IST, May 7th 2020

Dana White states Khabib Nurmagomedov is rich enough to decline rematch with McGregor

UFC president Dana White said that he is trying to line up Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor but Khabib no longer needs to fight for money.

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rematch between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Cor McGregor has been on cards since original contest took place at UFC 229 in 2018. after-brawl of main event sustained rivalry even after Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Cor McGregor in octagon. However, ‘ Eagle’ has seemingly lost interest in  feud as he reportedly has little interest in running it back with Irish superstar.

Khabib Nurmagomedov bagged a massive payday by fighting Cor McGregor and lightweight champion will likely amass even more from much-anticipated rematch, but Dstani fighter wants Cor McGregor to earn his title shot by winning ten fights on a row in 155 lbs division.  Amid rigmarole of  rematch, UFC president Dana White stated that Khabib Nurmagomedov is already rich eugh to decline a rematch against Cor McGregor, leaving UFC fans confused about contest.

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UFC news: Dana White says Khabib Nurmagomedov is rich eugh to decline Cor McGregor rematch

A few days ago in an interview with ESPN, Dana White was asked to explain his thoughts over a potential rematch between Cor McGregor and Khaib Nurmagomedov. Dana White expressed his interest in lining up fight but claimed that Khabib does t need to fight Cor for money. “Yeah, well. A lot of guys say things. difference with Khabib, people don’t realize, fu****g Khabib is rich as f**k. Khabib is rich, very very crazy fu***ng rich. He does t need money,” said UFC president Dana White.

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However, Dana White is reportedly looking to fix fight in near future. original contest at UFC 229 saw record-breaking PPV sales and rematch is expected to be even bigger. Cor McGregor has often claimed that he is going to avenge his loss and vanquish Khabib Nurmagomedov if y lock horns inside octagon again. Here’s a glimpse of ir original contest at main event of UFC 229 ‘Khabib vs McGregor’.

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18:55 IST, May 7th 2020