Moscow awaits McGregor
Since Khabib beat UFC’s first-ever champ-champ McGregor in the high profile lightweight championship bout at UFC 229 in Las Vegas, a rematch between the two stalwarts of MMA has been frequently talked about. In a recent interaction with the media, Abdulmanap seemingly opened the doors for a possible rematch by asking McGregor to face the undefeated Nurmagomedov in Moscow.
Tony deserves a title shot
Although Khabib’s dad is open to his son facing Conor in a rematch, he expects his son to square off against Tony Ferguson up next in the UFC. He feels that Tony vs Khabib for the UFC lightweight championship will be one for the ages.
Abdulmanap even has a venue in mind for the blockbuster matchup.
The rivalry is far from over
McGregor has been out of action since his crushing submission defeat at UFC 229, but by the looks of it, he’s more than keen to have another go at his arch-rival Nurmagomedov. After Khabib’s win against Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi, McGregor was quoted saying “Book my rematch for Moscow”.
When McGregor and Khabib fought back in October last year, the beef between the two fighters got stretched over the line as their respective teams sparked a mass brawl at the T-Mobile arena shortly after Khabib submitted McGregor in the fourth round of the lightweight bout. Khabib recently said that his rivalry with McGregor will never really be over and that he would fight McGregor if they ever came across each other in public.
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