Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov once again had to deny the frequent and escalating rumors about his return to MMA. In a recent interview with Sport24, Nurmagomedov said that he will remain retired despite recent statements by UFC President Dana White.

White recently sparked the imagination of MMA fans by saying that Nurmagomedov might reconsider his retirement if his potential challengers, including Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, show “something spectacular” in their next fights. Nurmagomedov and White had a chat about the topic during their meeting at UFC Fight Island 8 last week.

Nurmagomedov now decided to set the record straight and share his version of the story.

“I have achieved almost everything in this sport, and there isn’t someone I would like to fight now,” he told Sport24. “A lot of people don’t want to understand my side. I don’t see that yet. I train for myself. If we talk about all my business projects that are planned, fights are not in these plans.”

You can check out the entire interview below.

Khabib Nurmagomedov retired in October after defeating Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 and defending his UFC lightweight belt for the third time. He walked away with an impressive 29-0 record.

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Don’t expect former UFC champion Conor McGregor to return to the octagon anytime soon. According to UFC’s president Dana White, McGregor will not fight in 2020.

McGregor announced his retirement from UFC earlier this year but was linked with several high-profile fights regardless. And although it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Irish fighter un-retire, as he did several times before, White “guarantees” that won’t happen this year.

“This year, he is retired,” said White during his appearance on My Mom’s Basement podcast. “He doesn’t have a fight this year, and he won’t have a fight this year. Conor McGregor will not fight in 2020.”

“I guarantee he will not fight in 2020,” he added.

Despite being the face of the sport at one point, Conor McGregor only had two fights since winning the UFC Lightweight Championship against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in late 2016.

Almost two years after winning the belt, McGregor faced Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 and lost the fight via submission. The 32-year-old champion then faced Donald Cerrone in January this year at UFC 246 and won the fight by technical knockout.

After the Cerrone fight, McGregor proclaimed that he wants to fight at least two more times in 2020. Still, break due to coronavirus pandemic caused him to change his mind, and he announced in early June that he’s walking away from MMA.

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One of UFC’s biggest stars, Conor McGregor has recently announced his retirement from mixed martial arts saying that he wishes to focus on pursuing other ventures. But, if you ask Khabib Nurmagomedov, the man who defeated the Irishman for the UFC lightweight title back in October, McGregor’s retirement won’t last long.

Nurmagomedov spoke with reporters on Tuesday about the matter saying that McGregor “couldn’t reach a deal with the UFC, and (his retirement) is so they feel they’ve lost him and they could lose money.”

“I don’t think he’s finished,” -Nurmagomedov added. “Conor acts like a jealous wife who says “I will leave” all the time but then comes back.”

UFC’s boss Dana White also agrees that McGregor isn’t done with mixed martial arts.

“No,” – said White when asked if McGregor’s retirement is for real. “I think that there’s some things that Conor wants and I think that Conor wants to get together face to face, he and I, and we probably will in the next couple of weeks and we’ll get this thing figured out.”

You can’t blame Nurmagomedov and White for not buying Conor McGregor’s retirement since it isn’t the first one. McGregor also retired from UFC in April 2016, but ended up changing his decision just two days later.

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Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov once again had to deny the frequent and escalating rumors about his return to MMA. In a recent interview with Sport24, Nurmagomedov said that he will remain retired despite recent statements by UFC President Dana White.

White recently sparked the imagination of MMA fans by saying that Nurmagomedov might reconsider his retirement if his potential challengers, including Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, show “something spectacular” in their next fights. Nurmagomedov and White had a chat about the topic during their meeting at UFC Fight Island 8 last week.

Nurmagomedov now decided to set the record straight and share his version of the story.

“I have achieved almost everything in this sport, and there isn’t someone I would like to fight now,” he told Sport24. “A lot of people don’t want to understand my side. I don’t see that yet. I train for myself. If we talk about all my business projects that are planned, fights are not in these plans.”

You can check out the entire interview below.

Khabib Nurmagomedov retired in October after defeating Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 and defending his UFC lightweight belt for the third time. He walked away with an impressive 29-0 record.

The post Khabib Nurmagomedov Denies UFC Comeback Rumors appeared first on SportzBonanza.

Don’t expect former UFC champion Conor McGregor to return to the octagon anytime soon. According to UFC’s president Dana White, McGregor will not fight in 2020.

McGregor announced his retirement from UFC earlier this year but was linked with several high-profile fights regardless. And although it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Irish fighter un-retire, as he did several times before, White “guarantees” that won’t happen this year.

“This year, he is retired,” said White during his appearance on My Mom’s Basement podcast. “He doesn’t have a fight this year, and he won’t have a fight this year. Conor McGregor will not fight in 2020.”

“I guarantee he will not fight in 2020,” he added.

Despite being the face of the sport at one point, Conor McGregor only had two fights since winning the UFC Lightweight Championship against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in late 2016.

Almost two years after winning the belt, McGregor faced Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 and lost the fight via submission. The 32-year-old champion then faced Donald Cerrone in January this year at UFC 246 and won the fight by technical knockout.

After the Cerrone fight, McGregor proclaimed that he wants to fight at least two more times in 2020. Still, break due to coronavirus pandemic caused him to change his mind, and he announced in early June that he’s walking away from MMA.

The post UFC President Dana White: “Conor McGregor Will Not Fight in 2020” appeared first on SportzBonanza.

One of UFC’s biggest stars, Conor McGregor has recently announced his retirement from mixed martial arts saying that he wishes to focus on pursuing other ventures. But, if you ask Khabib Nurmagomedov, the man who defeated the Irishman for the UFC lightweight title back in October, McGregor’s retirement won’t last long.

Nurmagomedov spoke with reporters on Tuesday about the matter saying that McGregor “couldn’t reach a deal with the UFC, and (his retirement) is so they feel they’ve lost him and they could lose money.”

“I don’t think he’s finished,” -Nurmagomedov added. “Conor acts like a jealous wife who says “I will leave” all the time but then comes back.”

UFC’s boss Dana White also agrees that McGregor isn’t done with mixed martial arts.

“No,” – said White when asked if McGregor’s retirement is for real. “I think that there’s some things that Conor wants and I think that Conor wants to get together face to face, he and I, and we probably will in the next couple of weeks and we’ll get this thing figured out.”

You can’t blame Nurmagomedov and White for not buying Conor McGregor’s retirement since it isn’t the first one. McGregor also retired from UFC in April 2016, but ended up changing his decision just two days later.

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