In a recent chat with ESPN, White revealed that he’d meet with Nurmagomedov in Abu Dhabi in the coming days and hopes to convince him to do one more fight for UFC.

“I’m obviously meeting with him because I think that he should fight again,” said White. “I think he should fight again and I’m going to press him as hard as I can for one more.”

Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement in October after defeating Justin Gaethje to defend his UFC lightweight belt for the third consecutive time. At the time, Nurmagomedov said that his mother doesn’t want him to fight without his father Abdulmanap, who died earlier this year.

Nurmagomedov retired undefeated but lacked just one more win to have a 30-0 record in MMA. This is where White sees his chance.

“He’s been through so much, and losing his dad was a major blow to him. Yet, his dad wanted him to hit 30-0,” he added.

In case that Nurmagomedov remains set on retirement, Conor McGregor will get a chance to fight for the title if he beats Dustin Poirier later this month.

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White told CNN that the fight will take place on October 24th, although the venue is still to be determined.

“It’s going to happen, tell you right here right now. That fight is going to happen,” said White.

There were rumors that Nurmagomedov might retire from MMA after his father and trainer Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov died earlier this year. The 31-year-old Dagestan native hadn’t fought since September when he submitted Dustin Poirier in the third round and defeated his lightweight belt for the second time.

Khabib Nurmagomedov (28-0) as previously set to fight Tony Ferguson, who was first in line to have a shot at UFC lightweight championship. However, the fight was postponed and then called off due to coronavirus pandemic.

Ferguson ended up fighting Justin Gaethje in May, with Gaethje winning the fight by TKO in the fifth round.

Gaethje is currently 22-2 in his career and has won 19 of his fights by knockout.

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McGregor- Nurmagomedov matchup is projected to be the biggest fight in UFC history and could haul in two million in pay-per-view sales, which would be a record for MMA.

Conor McGregor’s last fight in UFC came on November 12, 2016, when he became the lightweight by beating knocking out Eddie Alvarez. McGregor already held the featherweight title before that fight, which meant he became the first UFC fighter to hold championships in two different weight classes at the same time. After fighting Alvarez, McGregor decided to try boxing and had a fight against Floyd Mayweather in August 2017. That was his last fight of any kind.

Due to Conor McGregor’s inactivity, UFC stripped him of his title which was won by Khabib Nurmagomedov in a title match against Al Iaquinta.

Nurmagomedov is currently undefeated, with a 26-0 record. He won eight matches by knockout, eight by submission and 10 by judicial decision.

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In a recent chat with ESPN, White revealed that he’d meet with Nurmagomedov in Abu Dhabi in the coming days and hopes to convince him to do one more fight for UFC.

“I’m obviously meeting with him because I think that he should fight again,” said White. “I think he should fight again and I’m going to press him as hard as I can for one more.”

Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement in October after defeating Justin Gaethje to defend his UFC lightweight belt for the third consecutive time. At the time, Nurmagomedov said that his mother doesn’t want him to fight without his father Abdulmanap, who died earlier this year.

Nurmagomedov retired undefeated but lacked just one more win to have a 30-0 record in MMA. This is where White sees his chance.

“He’s been through so much, and losing his dad was a major blow to him. Yet, his dad wanted him to hit 30-0,” he added.

In case that Nurmagomedov remains set on retirement, Conor McGregor will get a chance to fight for the title if he beats Dustin Poirier later this month.

The post UFC President Hopes to Convince Khabib Nurmagomedov to Fight One More Time appeared first on yoursportspot.com.

White told CNN that the fight will take place on October 24th, although the venue is still to be determined.

“It’s going to happen, tell you right here right now. That fight is going to happen,” said White.

There were rumors that Nurmagomedov might retire from MMA after his father and trainer Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov died earlier this year. The 31-year-old Dagestan native hadn’t fought since September when he submitted Dustin Poirier in the third round and defeated his lightweight belt for the second time.

Khabib Nurmagomedov (28-0) as previously set to fight Tony Ferguson, who was first in line to have a shot at UFC lightweight championship. However, the fight was postponed and then called off due to coronavirus pandemic.

Ferguson ended up fighting Justin Gaethje in May, with Gaethje winning the fight by TKO in the fifth round.

Gaethje is currently 22-2 in his career and has won 19 of his fights by knockout.

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McGregor- Nurmagomedov matchup is projected to be the biggest fight in UFC history and could haul in two million in pay-per-view sales, which would be a record for MMA.

Conor McGregor’s last fight in UFC came on November 12, 2016, when he became the lightweight by beating knocking out Eddie Alvarez. McGregor already held the featherweight title before that fight, which meant he became the first UFC fighter to hold championships in two different weight classes at the same time. After fighting Alvarez, McGregor decided to try boxing and had a fight against Floyd Mayweather in August 2017. That was his last fight of any kind.

Due to Conor McGregor’s inactivity, UFC stripped him of his title which was won by Khabib Nurmagomedov in a title match against Al Iaquinta.

Nurmagomedov is currently undefeated, with a 26-0 record. He won eight matches by knockout, eight by submission and 10 by judicial decision.

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