Nurmagomedov explains why he didn’t confront McGregor in Moscow
Khabib Nurmagomedov: “If there was a cage in the middle of the arena, it would be more interesting. And now something to find out on the street and so on. We are not at that age and not in that position.”
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former division champ Conor McGregor are going to fight. When ‘The Eagle’ had words with McGregor’s SBGi teammate Artem Lobov during UFC 223 fight week, Notorious and his dumbest friends jumped on a private jet and eventually attempted to attack the Russian. They succeed in amusing Nurmagomedov, and injuring two fighters to the point that weren’t able to fight on Saturday.
The pair both attended the World Cup finals in Moscow, but did not cross paths. In an interview with Championat, Nurmagomedov said that was for the best. Via Google Translate.
“I thought I’d meet McGregor at the Luzhniki Stadium,” said ‘The Eagle’. “But even if we meet now, we still will not be able to find out who is stronger. If there was a cage in the middle of the arena, it would be more interesting. And now something to find out on the street and so on. We are not at that age and not in that position.
:It would be ideal if there were no one around. Or vice versa – to the full stadium, in the middle of the cage, and in it – we. In general, I see no reason to approach it now. We are hospitable people. Let the football look, enjoy Russia. And we, with him, I think, will meet this year in Las Vegas “
In a test of Nurmagomedov’s predictive ability, he was asked prior to the World Cup final which team would win.
“Croatia is a phenomenal team, but France is on a different level,” said Nurmagomedov. “The field, of course, will show, but, in my opinion, the French team will win.”
France won 4-2.