Nurmagomedov hopes to fight in September or October
Khabib Nurmagomedov: “It’s going to be maybe 9 September or maybe 6 October. I don’t know about opponent – Conor, GSP, whoever. It doesn’t matter, we’ll see.”
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov discussed the time of his next fight during a live chat on Tuesday.
I don’t know when it’s going to be but now we talk about this with the UFC, said Nurmagomedov, as transcribed by Jed Meshew for MMA Fighting. It’s going to be maybe 9 September or maybe 6 October. I don’t know about opponent – Conor, GSP, whoever. It doesn’t matter, we’ll see. Next couple of weeks it’s going to be very fun because now we’re beginning to talk about my next fight with the UFC.
I feel great, I feel good, Nurmagomedov said. Now we have Ramadan. We’re training only at night. Feeling good, feeling great, my weight is good, my shape is good. I always train every day, sometimes two times.
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McGregor is likely going to be too tied up with the legal fallout from his wheels falling off. Former interim champion Tony Ferguson is still recovering from knee surgery. Former welterweight and light heavyweight Georges St-Pierre is a genuine possibility.
‘The Eagle’ referred to, “9 September or maybe 6 October.” The latter is UFC 229 in Las Vegas.
September 9 falls on a Sunday, while PPV events fall on Saturday. UFC Moscow is September 15, but that’s a Fight Night, with no pay per view television points. UFC 228 doesn’t have a date, but September 8 would be a good one.