CALGARY – Khabib Nurmagomedov expects to fight Conor McGregor next, but the UFC lightweight champion said he won’t bend over backward to make it happen. Former two-division champ McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) cleared the way for his fighting future this week when he reached a plea agreement for his infamous April bus attack directed at Nurmagomedov (26-0 MMA, 10-0 UFC). A matchup seems inevitable, but Nurmagomedov said he won’t go out of his way to do the Irishman any favors. “I’m not going to give him a chance to make money and fight with me,” Nurmagomedov said Friday during fan Q&A prior to UFC on FOX 30 ceremonial weigh-ins. “Without me, this fight is impossible. If they want to pay for me a couple hundred thousand and make this fight, make money for UFC and make money for Conor, for a couple hundred thousand, no way, brother.
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