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Khabib Nurmagomedov Says Fighting Currently ‘Not a Part of My Plans’



Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to have a different interpretation of his recent meeting with Dana White than the UFC president did.

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In a recent interview with Russian outlet Sport24, Nurmagomedov didn’t show much interest in the outcome of the top two fights on Saturday’s UFC 257 card. White, after talking with the lightweight champ last week, suggested that if something spectacular happened in Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier or Michael Chandler vs. Dan Hooker, Nurmagomedov could be lured back into the Octagon for one more fight.

“There must be some motivation, some hunger,” Nurmagomedov said via translated text on the video. “If you’re not hungry, you know, I’ve been in sports for so many years. I’ve been doing it all my life. I have achieved almost everything in this sport, and there isn’t someone who I would like to fight now.

“I know that there are many fighters who would like to earn money, who strive for something. What should I do? A lot of people don’t want to understand my side. I don’t see that yet.”

“The Eagle” claims that while he will continue continue to train out of love for the sport, he is more focused on his business interests, such as running the Eagle Fighting Championships promotion.

“If we talk about all my business projects, I have so much to do that is planned. And fights are not in these plans,” he said. “I train for myself. The biggest thing that gives me pleasure is training. I enjoy when I wrestle, run, spar, work on pads, when I work on the punch bags. This is what I have been doing all my life, and I will continue to train constantly, as well.

“But if we talk about the fights, they are not a part of my plans.”

Nurmagomedov didn’t completely rule out a return, but he did hint that if it happens, it will occur in the distant future — not in the coming months.

“They constantly discuss, ‘He will come back, he will not come back,'” Nurmagomedov said. “You know, today we have 2021. A year ago it was 2020. The same time, January, and so much has happened. We don’t know what will happen in 2022, 2023, you know, so let’s not talk about it. No one knows what will happen tomorrow.

“I don’t even have any plans for the UFC in the near future. I don’t have any thoughts about preparing for the fight.”

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