Daniel Cormier doesn’t have any issue with Dana White’s relentless approach to getting UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov back in the octagon. Since Nurmagomedov (29-0 MMA, 13-0 UFC) retired from MMA in October following his second-round submission of Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, White has remained confident he can persuade the undefeated Russian to return, even despite Khabib’s promise to his mother that he would stop fighting after his father and coach Abdulmanap died. White showed deflation about Nurmagomedov’s fighting prospects in the wake of Dustin Poirier’s knockout of Conor McGregor at UFC 257 in January, admitting that a comeback didn’t look likely following a meeting in Abu Dhabi. White has again changed course in recent days, though, and stated on Friday that he’s going to keep pushing until he gets an unequivocal no from “The Eagle.” Dana White won't stop chasing @TeamKhabib to fight until he hears, “Leave me alone. Stop asking me
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Daniel Cormier approves of Dana White’s persistence with Khabib: ‘You have to do that’ – MMA Junkie