{"id":231050,"date":"2017-04-02T12:26:18","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T19:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=231050"},"modified":"2017-04-02T12:26:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T19:26:18","slug":"khabib-nurmagomedov-floyd-mayweather-vs-conor-mcgregor-very-dangerous-mma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/khabib-nurmagomedov-floyd-mayweather-vs-conor-mcgregor-very-dangerous-mma\/","title":{"rendered":"Khabib Nurmagomedov: Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor is ‘very dangerous’ for MMA"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is currently no bigger story in the world of combat sports than that of Conor McGregor<\/a>‘s plans to challenge undefeated boxing great Floyd Mayweather<\/a> in the boxing ring. While this fight’s fruition is still far from a certainty, many members of the combat sports world are chiming in, giving their opinions on it.<\/p>\n

The latest to do so is undefeated Dagestani lightweight Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n

“As a fan, it is a very interesting fight,\u201d Khabib told\u00a0MMANews.info<\/a>\u00a0 of this possible\u00a0mega-fight (translation via Karim Zidan of BloodyElbow.com<\/a>). \u201cI understand perfectly why it is carried out. It is guaranteed to bring the organizers a lot of money. Such an event the world of martial arts is not yet known.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While Khabib does not deny his interest in this much-discussed showdown, however, he believes it could be dangerous for the integrity of MMA.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn truth, for MMA it is a very dangerous fight,” he said. “We’re close to boxing in terms of popularity ratings. And if the most-promoted fighter in the UFC such as McGregor is defeated by a 40-year-old boxer, it would be a blow to the reputation of MMA. But the money apparently outweighs any risks.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Khabib<\/p>\n

These comments from Nurmagomedov echo comments made by current Bellator star Chael Sonnen earlier this week \u2013 though he suggested the fight could be disastrous for boxing<\/a>, not MMA.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe public dismisses boxing as a fringe, fake, and phoney sport, and the public may just be right,\u201d Sonnen told FightHub TV.\u00a0\u201cThe fact that you can take a guy that has never lost in professional boxing and put him in there with a guy who has never done professional boxing and have a lot of people \u2013 including people in the industry of boxing \u2013 think that the guy who has never done it is going to beat your undefeated greatest of all time is an embarrassment for the sport.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIf Conor McGregor lasts 30 seconds with Floyd Mayweather it discredits boxing, and I think he will. If Conor McGregor makes it out of one round with Floyd Mayweather, the entire sport of boxing is a fake, phoney myth. And that\u2019s the kind of pressure they\u2019re under.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What do you think of these comments from Khabib Nurmagomedov and Chael Sonnen? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 4\/2\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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