{"id":180841,"date":"2015-12-28T14:33:59","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T22:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=180841"},"modified":"2015-12-28T14:33:59","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T22:33:59","slug":"khabib-nurmagomedov-says-everyone-agrees-with-him-on-conor-mcgregors-next-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/khabib-nurmagomedov-says-everyone-agrees-with-him-on-conor-mcgregors-next-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Khabib Nurmagomedov says everyone agrees with him on Conor McGregor&#8217;s next fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov has been <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/khabibs-dad-blames-injury-on-improper-training-regime\/\">sidelined with injuries<\/a> but is eyeing 2016 to be his year. Nurmagomedov appeared on the MMA Hour and shared his thoughts on the lightweight landscape as well as the featherweight champion Conor McGregor (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2015\/12\/27\/10128312\/khabib-nurmagomedov-tells-conor-mcgregor-to-stay-at-145-2016-ufc-200\">transcribed by MMA Fighting<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n&#8220;I think, first of all, I need to stay healthy, and next year, I think March is a perfect date for me,&#8221; Nurmagomedov told Ariel Helwani on Monday&#8217;s edition of The MMA Hour. &#8220;I need to fight somebody in March and fight for the title maybe [at] UFC 200&#8230;This is my little dream now.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nurmagomedov also spoke about the contenders in the lightweight division that he has his eyes on.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s perfect [if I fight] [Anthony] Pettis or [Eddie] Alvarez, or I think maybe Tony Ferguson,&#8221; he said. &#8220;If the UFC doesn&#8217;t give him [Ferguson] a title fight, I think we need to fight for the number-one contender fight. Tony Ferguson has a seven-[fight] win[ning] streak, and he deserves a title shot or a fight with me.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With Conor McGregor also a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/conor-mcgregor-predicting-a-historic-future-ill-be-a-two-weight-world-champion\/\">potential threat<\/a> to the lightweight title, &#8220;The Eagle&#8221; says McGregor has at least one more fight at featherweight to deal with.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I think, my opinion, [is that] Conor has to stay in featherweight division,&#8221; Nurmagomedov said. &#8220;Because, if he moves to lightweight, a lot of people will say, &#8216;Hey, you [haven&#8217;t done] everything in featherweight. Because you have one beef here. This is Frankie Edgar.&#8217; And everyone agrees with me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is first. I think Conor needs to stay in [145] and fight for the title with Frankie.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Do you agree with Nurmagomedov? 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