Khabib: 'My belt will be taken by the winner of Dustin and Conor.'

[Peli]

from the same match tv interview.
As far as Nurmagomedov sees it, there are three clear standout fighters in the lightweight division - and two of them are fighting each other next month.

"Top three [lightweight] fighters right now?" he asked. "Poirier, McGregor and [Islam] Makhachev. He is not in the top five yet, but those are the best fighters.

"My belt will be taken by the winner of Dustin and Conor."


Sounds like he's done done and plan on vacating his title soon. Will the UFC recognize this or is this a negotiation ploy to get GSP and only GSP? Only time will tell, but I think he's done.

 

[Romo Gracie]

His mother said no more fighting, he is not fighting anymore. He got around $100mill, that is enough for him.

 

[Peli]

His mother said no more fighting, he is not fighting anymore. He got around $100mill, that is enough for him.

100 mill is being generous. Its more like 50mil. According to dana, that's his net worth.

 

[BonesWinckleJones]

even khabib acknowledges that part time mcgregor is the future champ,respect

 

[Peli]

even khabib acknowledges that part time mcgregor is the future champ,respect

His skillset is undeniable whether you want to hate him or not.

 

[The Bloody Nine]

100 mill is being generous. Its more like 50mil. According to dana, that's his net worth.

He could still probably buy his home country 4 times over.

 

[beephin]

Both those guys beat Khabib tbh.
Sucks we'll never see it

 

[Memeojima]

Of course he would think that

 

[Deleted member 545701]

Can something just get officialized? Kind of tired of Khabib saying he'll retire, and then Dana saying he'll come back.

The UFC just needs to accept his decision and move on.

 

[EVIL WAR GOD]

People sleeping on Oliveria.

 

[kingmob6]

Both those guys beat Khabib tbh.
Sucks we'll never see it

that's not even trollin...

 

[Joinho10]

People sleeping on Oliveria.

He needs another top win. Beating the corpse of Tony Ferguson clearly not enough.

 

[TerrorTimmy]

Both those guys beat Khabib tbh.
Sucks we'll never see it

You mean the two guys Khabib already beat?

Yeah alright then

 

[Brock Sapp]

Unlike most fighters especially Conor, Khabib strikes me as a man of his word I doubt he will be back if he claimed he has retired.

 

[StoneWT]

Smart man to get out before losing. He tasted the fist of McGregor, submission of Poirier, and leg kick of Ferguson. Weight cuts are getting harder and he fears being beaten in a rematch.

If it quacks...

 

[Joinho10]

Smart man to get out before losing. He tasted the fist of McGregor, submission of Poirier, and leg kick of Ferguson. Weight cuts are getting harder and he fears being beaten in a rematch.

If it quacks...

Are you tryna suggest that Khabib is on a downward spiral?

 

[Ackmed]

Khabib is being honest but timing wise he is saying this now to try to give the Diamond a shot at the title, lots of mutual respect between them two.

 

[revoltub]

Khabib is afraid of rematches. Never gave any to anyone. His style isnt suited for rematches. But hes retired so he can do what he wants. Conor or Dustin as champ is better anyway

 

[pseto223]

MMAth says that Conor is better than Gathje and Porier, because he survived longer vs. Khabib. Khabib sherdogger and MMAther confirmed.

Conor third gift title shot at LW also confirmed.

 

[RedDevilFan]

100 mill is being generous. Its more like 50mil. According to dana, that's his net worth.

I think 50 mil is generous. Khabib has had about 13 ufc fights and he probably main carded for about 5-6 of them. I just can’t see him making that much unless he was paid about 30 mil for the Conor fight. These guys have to pay for training, coaches and so on. Khabib lives in a shithole country so 1 million would be more than he would ever need for life.

I don’t think jon Jones has 50 mil and he is a larger star and has drawn more than Khabib for a while until khabibs Conor fight. I could see 10 mil. Unless Khabib got some endorsements, I can’t see 50 million.