Conor McGregor was roughly two months away from a historic boxing match with Floyd Mayweather when, according to UFC President Dana White, he had Khabib Nurmagomedov on his mind. “You know what Conor told me? He said, ‘I want Khabib in Russia,’” White told MMAjunkie during an interview last June . “Isn’t he (expletive) awesome? He’s like, ‘I want Khabib, in Russia.’ He’s awesome. … He’s working on boxing Floyd Mayweather and then he’s talking about fighting Khabib in Russia right after.” Considering McGregor hasn’t be in a hurry to return to MMA since earning upwards of $100 million for the Mayweather fight he lost by TKO, “right after” turned out to be a stretch
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Conor McGregor’s boxing coach sizes up Khabib Nurmagomedov, believes fight will happen – MMA Junkie