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Khabib Nurmagomedov totally refused a much anticipated match with Conor McGregor, worth 15 million pounds.
The uncle of the undefeated lightweight champion, Alex Nurmagomedov, told the Russian Sport Express newspaper that another clash had occurred.
UFC President Dana White later confirmed McGregor's desire to hold another fight with Khabib after being dominated for much of their fight against UFC 229.
Instead, Khabib should face Tony Ferguson, who was in good shape, and then announce his withdrawal from the fighting game.
Khabib dramatically rejected a $ 15 million revenge against Conor McGregor in the UFC. Pic: Getty
"He will not fight him for money. Yes, I know that they offer him a revenge. From the beginning, they offered him $ 15 million, if he agreed, "Nurmagomedov said.
"But Khabib said no. Let Conor queue, let him fight with the others.
"Khabib wants to fight against Ferguson, then finish his career."
The claims are similar to those of the UFC color commentator, Joe Rogan, who said that a Khabib-McGregor would be a blockbuster in terms of revenue, but that it's not in the UK. Interest of the fight.
"There is a lot of talk about a Conor revenge, because it would be a fantastic fight financially," said Rogan in the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
"But if you look at what happened, it's a dominant victory. There was a ride where Conor did a great job, the third lap.
"Apart from that, Khabib has somehow dominated it. I mean, he dropped it in the second, beat it to the fourth. "
Tony Ferguson could be Khabib's next target after his impressive UFC fight against Anthony Pettis. Pic: Getty
Ferguson was beaten on the same card as Khabib and McGregor at UFC 229, in a bloody victory over rival Anthony Pettis.
Although Khabib's uncle has ruled out revenge on McGregor, his manager's contradictory messages may tell a different story.
Khabib's director, Ali Abdelaziz, initially blamed the talks on a potential revenge, but he quickly backtracked to say that Khabib's best interest would determine his future, namely, the future. ;money.
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"The UFC has won a lot of money, this guy (McGregor) has earned a lot of money, Khabib has earned a lot of money," Abdelaziz told TMZ.
"Now he's talking about a revenge? This guy, he left.
"How are we going to give a guy a revenge? It's a b ****.
"I've already said that he was a prostitute and that he's still a prostitute.
"These are business, no matter what will bring money back to Khabib, I will do it."
Khabib manager explodes 50-cent garbage fight offer
The bold attempt by rapper 50 Cent to drive away Khabib Nurmagomedov from the UFC has turned against him.
The music star revealed in an Instagram post his offer to pay the Russian $ 2 million in cash to leave the UFC and join the competing Bellator promotion.
But the head of Khabib has since responded to the offer, and he absolutely denied it:
"For $ 2 million, (it will not even be) to open a bottle of Coca-Cola in Khabib," Khabib director Ali Abdelaziz told TMZ.
Khabib's manager explodes the 50-cent "garbage" fight offer. Pic: Getty
"Khabib makes a lot of money. We are talking about $ 50 million and more, we can talk. But $ 2 million? It's garbage.
"The 50 cent offer was simply disrespectful."
The initial offer of 50 Cent followed impending suspensions and possible prohibitions against Khabib and his team as a result of the fallout from the UFC 229 main event.
Abdelaziz thinks that this is far from reality, whereas many thought it was a decent offer, called "massive".
The response prompted 50 Cent to turn to Instagram to launch a scathing assessment of Abdelaziz's handling of the situation – and he has since removed it:
"Another case of misrepresentation, this fool in a cheap suit is talking a lot about money," wrote 50 Cent.
But the 50-cent words did not only create a clash between Khabib's manager and his coach. The undefeated fighter, UFC, has also been involved, ending the prospect of his joining the Bellator promotion.
"Do not ever talk bad about my brother," said Khabib.
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