Khabib to Mayweather: let's go, there is only one king in the jungle

Khabib Nurmagomedov continues to tease us with potential fighting options outside the UFC.

Earlier in the week, Khabib took up the challenge, stating that he was ready to give up the sport if the UFC fired his UFC 229 fighting partner, Zubaira Tukhugov. This was followed by an unusual exchange with 50 Cent giving him $ 2 million to fight at Bellator. Now, Khabib is joking about a move to boxing.

In a video posted on Instagram by boxing director DeJuan Blake, Khabib chats with Mayweather Productions CEO Leonard Ellerbe.

"Hey, let's go Floyd, we have to fight now," said a smiling Khabib. "50 and 0 versus 27 and 0, two guys who never lose. Come on, why not? Because in the jungle, only one king. "

"Of course, I'm the king because he can not dismiss McGregor, but I drop him easily, that's why we're leaving."

Khabib became the first fighter to abandon Conor McGregor in competition at UFC 229, cracking the Irish superstar with a straight right that McGregor clearly thought was a takedown. Even Floyd Mayweather failed to put Conor on during his 10-round boxing match – the referee stepped in to dismiss that fight when McGregor began to be overwhelmed by the shots.

Mayweather's chances against Khabib are about as high as Mayweather's in the Octagon against McGregor, but it's really fun. Nurmagomedov is omnipresent these days, bathing in the publicity and glory that accompany the destruction of the king. All that remains now is for the UFC to navigate Daghestan's spirited honor and the upcoming NSAC suspensions to try to get him into the cage while the iron is hot.