The former UFC champion spoke about how he was urged to postpone his resignation
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov shared the details of his last meeting with the head of promotion Dana White, where he officially confirmed that he would not return to the octagon.
“It’s very hard to say no to Dana White. He sometimes came in a good mood, he was kind. Sometimes he was quite unkind, saying one thing and then another. But in any case, it was a very honest male conversation between two real men.
At the last meeting, he asked me: “Hey, what are we going to do?” I said nothing has changed. In my opinion, the lightweight division needs to continue to develop. I don’t want to hold up the division. I said that my decision had not changed. I said: “I hope you understand me, because if someone doesn’t want to fight anymore, wants to end his career, you need to leave him alone. How do you like this option?
Dana’s like, “I need to call.” He makes a call and says: “That’s it, this fight is officially in force.” It’s about the fight between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler. He was waiting for my answer to confirm it,” Khabib said.
Recall that a few days ago, the head of the UFC, Dana White, after negotiations, officially confirmed that Nurmegomedov had finally completed his career.
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