Khabib Nurmagomedov turned coach to put the lightweight division on notice at UFC 259. But he has made the segue into cornering as he oversaw Islam Makhachev's latest impressive victory in the cage. Nurmagomedov has yet to formally give up his belt - and the UFC has no plans to strip him. That will include Conor McGregor who is expected to take on Dustin Poirier for a third time this summer. "For my next one I want to choose Tony Ferguson because my team has a very long situation with him, Khabib cancelled his fight with him a lot of times and a couple of times Tony cancelled the fight.

Source: Daily Mirror March 07, 2021 05:15 UTC