UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov was offered a sum of $100 million to fight legendary boxer Floyd Mayweather, but negotiations broke down at the last minute.
Khabib Nurmagomedov once announced his retirement from his career competed in MMA last year after defeating Justin Gaethje at UFC’s Fight Island tournament. The Russian puncher ended his career with an undefeated record of 29-0 and confirmed he will not return to the octagon.< /p>
But the media recently revealed that Khabib Nurmagomedov has agreed to return to the ring to face undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather, who is expected to face YouTube star Logan Paul on February 20 but will compete with Nurmagomedov before that.
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s agent Ali Abdelaziz also claims the $100 million offer for the fight initially lured “The Russian Eagle” back into the ring. UFC President Dana White was even ready to sign a contract for this fight but then the fight came The bet was canceled at the last minute due to disagreement on the application of match rules between the two sides.
“Listen, we were offered 100 million dollars to fight Floyd Mayweather
“Listen, we were offered 100 million dollars to fight Floyd Mayweather em> Ali Abdelaziz told TMZ. Dana White is ready everyone is ready. But you know Khabib is an MMA fighter. If Floyd Mayweather wants to fight, play according to MMA rules, no problem” Ali Abdelaziz affirmed.
But Floyd Mayweather wants to fight according to boxing rules, so both boxers cannot fight. came to an agreement and the fight could not happen. In the past Nurmagomedov also revealed that he was often asked to fight Mayweather even before the final fight with Gaethje. But in the end there were differences in the rules made it impossible for the two to meet each other as fans expected.
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