Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos NEW YORK – When undefeated UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov told his promoter he wanted to fight at UFC 205, the answer was, sure, no problem. Well, actually there was one problem, according to Nurmagomedov. Only one opponent wanted to fight him, and that guy wasn’t champ Eddie Alvarez. So the UFC offered Nurmagomedov a sizable chunk of money to be a possible replacement opponent – or the promotion used him as leverage in Alvarez’s (28-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) negotiations with featherweight champ Conor McGregor (20-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC), depending on how you look at things. Most fighters would have jumped at the offer. But then again, Nurmagomedov (23-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) is not most fighters
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UFC 205′s Khabib Nurmagomedov: After I beat Michael Johnson, I deserve a title shot – MMA Junkie