Dana White was right that former lightweight champion Conor McGregor would be watching today’s Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier fight with keen interest.<\/p>\n
‘The Eagle’ squared off with ‘The Diamond<\/a>‘ in a lightweight title unification bout which headlined today’s UFC 242 event in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n As many expected, Khabib Nurmagomedov proved to be too much for Dustin Poirier in tonight’s headliner. The undefeated Russian utilized his strong wrestling skills to smother Poirier on route to a third round submission victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n In his post-fight<\/a> interview with UFC commentator Jon Anik, Khabib Nurmagomedov took a small jab at hit bitter rival from Ireland (Conor McGregor).<\/p>\n \u201cWhy I wear this t-shirt? Because I know Dustin do a lot of charity stuff. Guys make sure, I\u2019m going to sell this t-shirt. All of this money I\u2019m going to send to Dustin Poirier.\u201d said Khabib Nurmagomedov. \u201cThis is what I want, you know. Why we have so much respect between us before the fight? Then my last fight, with this bullsh*t guy, I have a lot of crazy stuff. But, I want to forget everything. We show really what is this MMA. MMA number one thing is respect.”<\/p>\n Now, the former UFC ‘champ champ’ Conor McGregor has responded to the reigning lightweight kingping demanding a rematch.<\/p>\n Book my rematch for Moscow.<\/p>\n — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) September 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n