Conor McGregor vs Khabib confirmed? Bombshell dropped by Russia striker Artem Dyzuba
CONOR MCREGOR / INSTAGRAM Conor McGregor's proposed bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov may have been confirmed
Last month, it was revealed that Nurmagomedov vs McGregor is in the works, though a date for the biggest fight in UFC history has yet to be announced. Initially, it was reported that Nurmagomedov and McGregor will settle their differences at UFC 229 on October 6, though that notion has been dismissed by UFC president Dana White. Despite White's assertion that there's currently no deal in place, rumours continue to swirl that Nurmagomedov will come face-to-face with McGregor at the tenth pay-per-view card of the year. And last night, Russia striker Artem Dyzuba added fuel to that already raging fire in a video of him holding a signed national team shirt for 'The Eagle', which was tweeted by Russian FA.
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In the clip, the Zenit Saint Petersburg striker said: “Dear Khabib, we wish you the best of luck in the upcoming fight with the Irishman Conor McGregor. “This will be the most important fight in your career. This is a gift from our entire team. “I know that you love football, so here’s a T-shirt with the first number, because you are Number 1. Good luck in the UFC.”
Dear Khabib, we wish you the best of luck in the upcoming fight with the Irishman Conor McGregor Artem Dyzuba, Zenit Saint Petersburg and Russia striker
Dyzuba's apparent confirmation that Nurmagomedov vs McGregor is on comes a few days after the former's manager - Ali Abdelaziz - claimed 'The Notorious' has agreed to fight his successor at the summit of the lightweight division. “Conor’s running out of money,” he told TMZ. “This is why he agreed to fight Khabib. It’s okay, we’re gonna contribute of him making some money. “But at the end of the day we owe him an a** whooping. He needs to get his a** whooped from Khabib and get it out of the way.
TWITTER Conor McGregor proposed fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov has been seemingly been confirmed by Dyzuba
"If this is what Dana wants, we will do it. I know Khabib wanted to fight Georges St-Pierre, but if this what the fans want, what Dana wants, what the UFC wants, we’ll do it. "Listen, there’s nothing better than Khabib wants to do than Conor wants than get Conor locked in the cage and beat his ass for five rounds and talk to him when he’s doing it. “He doesn’t like the guy, we don’t like the guy, we don’t like his team and we don’t like what he represents.
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