Despite the fact he’s set to face Tony Ferguson at the fifth time of asking in one of the most eagerly-anticipated fights of 2020 so far, Khabib Nurmagomedov found himself having to fend off questions about a fight he seemingly has little interest in: a rematch with Conor McGregor . Nurmagomedov’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, threw a plot twist into the rematch narrative storyline by suggesting there has been a $100 million bid from Saudi Arabia to host a rematch between the pair. But Nurmagomedov (28-0 MMA, 12-0 UFC) questioned the wisdom of such a bid and suggested that the amount of money on the table wouldn’t sway his decision. “Why do I need that kind of money?” he asked reporters during a press conference in Russia on Tuesday (via RT Sport ).
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