Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid EmailKhabib Nurmagomedov has informed Conor McGregor he will be fighting for the lightweight belt as he faces Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in January. (Image: Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)“Top three [lightweight] fighters right now?” Nurmagomedov told Match TV, via RT. “Poirier, McGregor and [Islam] Makhachev. (Image: Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)A rematch between McGregor and Khabib has long been mooted but the Dagestan native claims his decision to retire was final. It was my last fight here.”Nonetheless, Khabib is well aware UFC president Dana White will attempt to prise him back to the Octagon.

Source: Daily Mirror December 29, 2020 16:36 UTC