UFC President Dana White remains in the hope that Khabib Nurmagomedov will decide to return to the octagon.
In a recent conversation with CBS Sports’ Jim Roma, White revealed that he and Khabib will be holding another meeting after the upcoming UFC 257, this time in Las Vegas, to discuss the lightweight situation and see if there is any -or an opportunity to convince a Dagestani to resume his sports career in 2021.
“He will fly to Vegas, where we will meet for dinner,” White said. – “Khabib told me:” The only thing I will never do is I will not delay the division. So if I decide not to fight any of these guys, I will end my career and free my belt. “
Earlier, Khabib, in an interview with Sport24, admitted that he does not feel the slightest desire to enter the octagon, despite the fact that Dana White allows him to return to the octagon.
“People are driven by hunger. There must be some motivation, some kind of hunger – but I don’t have it. I don’t feel it. I have been in professional sports since 2008, I have achieved almost everything, and I do not have such a thing for me. I wanted to fight with someone, “Nurmagomedov said in an exclusive interview for the Sport24 portal.
“A lot of people don’t want to understand my side. So I don’t see anything yet. And when it comes to my business projects, I have so many things planned that fights are not included in it. I train for myself. The biggest thing that brings me the pleasure in life is training. I enjoy it when I run, swing, wrestle, work on the paws or spar with someone. This is what I have been doing all my life, and I will continue to train. But if we talk about battles, they are not part of my plans. “