UFC: Dana White claims Khabib vs McGregor rivalry will be bigger than Ali vs Foreman

Cor McGregor is finally back into business as he kcked out Donald Cerrone within 40 seconds of very first round, in his UFC return. This brings up a lot of options for Irishman since almost every fighter is looking for Cor McGregor fight in ir career. Jorge Masvidal wants to face Cor while Kamaru Usman, Stephen Thompson and Justin Gaethje are also in line. However, UFC President Dana White believes that a re-match between Cor McGregor and Khabib Nuragomdov makes sense at this point of time. Dana feels that re-match will be huge as he went onto compare Khabib and Cor’s rivalry with legendary fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.

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Dana White feels ‘Khabib vs McGregor 2’ will be as big as ‘Ali vs Foreman’

UFC PPV records reached new heights when Khabib and Cor fought each or for first time at main event of UFC 229. wonder, Dana White is up for ar massive show as he wants to line up Cor McGregor against lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov once again. To justify his statement, Dana White claimed that Cor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov will be as big as ‘Ali vs Foreman’ or ‘Ali vs Frazier’. He also said that Khabib’s legacy will be enriched if he gets to beat Cor McGregor twice in his UFC career. Take a look at UFC 246 post-fight press conference.

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Cor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov 2, Will it happen?

A few weeks ago, Dana White said that he would line up Cor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov against each or if y man to surpass ir opponents at UFC 246 and UFC 249 respectively. Well, Cor McGregor has already defeated Donald Cerrone and Khabib will be defending his lightweight strap against Tony Ferguson at main event of UFC 249. If Khabib defends his title successfully, we are in for a show.

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