Khabib Nurmagomedov thinks LW division should move on, Poirier 'Deserves to be Champion'

It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov is ready to vacate his UFC lightweight title. Eagle retired from sport after defeating Justin Gaethje at main event of UFC 254, becoming pound-for-pound king in process. Since n, UFC president Dana White has done everything he can to lure Khabib Nurmagomedov back to octagon for one last run.

Fans were supposed to get a definitive answer back in January when White met Nurmagomedov in Abu Dhabi. Instead, White punted on decision, telling fans that reigning champion would wait till UFC 257 to see anything extraordinary, which can force him to come back. However, with Cor McGregor losing to Dustin Poirier, Khabib Nurmagomedov broke Dana White’s dream by showing disinterest in making a return.

"He (Khabib) said to me, 'Dana, be honest with yourself. I'm so many levels above se guys'. I don't kw. (Nurmagomedov returning) doesn't sound very positive," White said at UFC 257 post-fight conference.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov wants Dustin Poirier to rule division

Because of this, it’s surprise that Nurmagomedov has w publicly asked lightweight division to move on without him. And in his opinion, best man to rule division next is former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier, who’s also ranked .1 in rankings. In a recent interview with Match TV, Khabib Nurmagomedov hailed Diamond, claiming that Poirier has wins over future Hall of Famers like Jim Miller, Eddie Alvarez, Anthony Pettis, Max Holloway and w Cor McGregor.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov to meet Dana White again

Apart from that, unbeaten Russian also dropped some facts about future title fights. While Khabib Nurmagomedov revealed that he’s meeting Dana White once again later in February, bigger news was that promotion is planning ar lightweight title fight. However, while Eagle kws that title bout will take place in mid-2021, he doesn’t kw fighters colliding for title, which he could possibly vacate in near future.

Khabib Nurmagomedov also said that UFC supremo is currently figuring something out, which could possibly be made clear by ir next meeting. “When I told him lightweight division needs to move on, he told me he isn’t done. He said to me, ‘When you fly to Vegas at end of February, we’ll sit down and talk.’ Dana needs to make some kind of decision. But whatever decision, I’ll agree with it,” he added.

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