Khabib Nurmagomedov explained why he will never agree to combat Floyd Mayweather.
The former UFC Lightweight Champion mentioned time on his combat sport career after Justin Gaethje was put asleep in October 2020 on UFC 254.
As one of the most dominant athletes in the world, Khabib Nurmagomedov naturally received many lucrative offers to make a comeback.
The biggest bid of all came for a potential crossover match with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov will never fight against Floyd Mayweather
In 2021 it was revealed that Khabib Nurmagomedov rejected an range of $ 100 million to fight Floyd Mayweather shortly after the announcement of his retirement.
Now Nurmagomedov explained why no amount of money could ever convince him to do that fight.
“De Adelaar,” says that the moral of Mayweather (or the lack of) means that he is someone with whom he will not deal with.
“This is a cash fight, but I will never do this because I respect the inheritance,” said Nurmagomedov during a Q&A session in New York last weekend.
'If you talk about Mayweather as a man, nobody wants to be like him.
“Look at Mohammed Ali. He is not with us, but he inspired billions of people, not just Muslims.”
This is what Khabib Nurmagomedov had to say about Floyd Mayweather, when he was asked about the meaning of the inheritance of De Jager during a recent Meet and Greet session in New York City. Do you agree with the eagle? pic.twitter.com/irrpxqslif
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Khabib Nurmagomedov still gets comeback offers
Dana White did not think Khabib Nurmagomedov should have retired at the age of 32.
The UFC -CEO tried to convince Nurmagomedov for a long time to have another fight
White eventually realized that his efforts were meaningless and stopped stopping the 29-0 Russian icon.
Nevertheless, Nurmagomedov Comeback offers receive 'all the time' from people outside the UFC in 2025.
“They keep struggling me,” the MMA legend revealed last month.
“Yes, Grappling always offers.
“There was no one. They had no opponents.
“They said,” If you agree, we'll find an opponent for you.
'I never even thought about it [accepting a comeback offer]. “