Khabib Nurmagomedov brands Conor McGregor’s win over Cowboy Cerrone as a 'joke'

Cor McGregor returned against Donald Cerrone at main event of UFC 246 after taking a year off from  game. Irish superstar went on to unlo a spectacular 40-second TKO victory against ‘Cowboy’ on his return. While most of MMA community praised Cor McGregor’s performance, his longtime rival Khabib Nurmagomedov slammed him for choosing an easy opponent for his comeback. According to Khabib Nurmagomedov, Donald Cerrone is a huge name in UFC but his time has ended.

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UFC: Khabib Nurmagomedov slams Cor McGregor and Donald Cerrone

During an interview with TMZ, lightweight champion of UFC was asked about his thoughts on ‘McGregor vs Cerrone’. Surprisingly, Khabib Nurmagomedov said, “He (Donald Cerrone) is t high level. Of course, he (Donald Cerrone) has a big name, but his time is finished. Cowboy (Donald Cerrone) always loses his main event fights, always. I don’t remember when he won. In last ten fights, I think he lost seven times.”

Khabib Nurmagomedov has often been vocal about his thoughts on Cor McGregor and he has shown zero mercy while doing so. Cor McGregor has been asking for a rematch since his humiliating loss against Khabib. However, Dstani feels that re are worthy contenders who deserve a chance before Cor. undefeated lightweight champion was reportedly offered $100 million to run it back with Cor in Saudi Arabia. However, Khabib dumped offer and called Cor McGregor an ‘idiot’.

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UFC: Khabib Nuurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson at UFC 249

undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov will defend his lightweight strap against Tony Ferguson at main event of UFC 249 on April 19, 2020. lightweight title fight will take place at Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York. first press conference for Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson will go live on March 6.

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