UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is prepared to go 11 rounds of boxing with Floyd Mayweather, but it comes at a price.<\/p>\n
Rumors have been circulating that boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and UFC president Dana White are working together to create a crossover fight. “Pretty Boy” will expect to bank a cheque if he collides against an MMA fighter, so who better to face\u00a0then the undefeated “Eagle”, Khabib Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n
In a recent interview with TMZ Sports<\/a>, Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz claimed that the boxer was “begging” for a matchup. Now, it appears the Dagestani champion is on board under one condition: Floyd Mayweather fights him for one round of MMA.<\/p>\n \u201dHe just wanna be on top media,\u201d Khabib Nurmagomedov said of Floyd Mayweather. \u201cI saw his birthday a couple of days ago, he become 49 or 48, but my father, he\u2019s almost like my father\u2019s age. I no understand how I\u2019m going to punch his face!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201dIf you wanna fight, come to the UFC, this is a real fight. I\u2019m not boxer, I\u2019m not just wrestler, I am MMA fighter. If he’s interested, maybe we can make something like – my father talked about this before – like maybe eleven rounds box and one round MMA. Like eleven rounds three-minute box, and the last round, five minutes MMA. If he makes this deal, I can fight.<\/p>\n “I don\u2019t think he can knock me out in eleven rounds. And what\u2019s he going to do last round? Five minutes with me, I\u2019m gonna take him down, I\u2019m going to maul this guy. What\u2019s he going to do?<\/p>\n \u201dYou know, of course in boxing he\u2019s very good. I agree with you. But I don\u2019t think he can knock me out,\u201d Khabib Nurmagomedov concluded.<\/p>\n This wouldn’t be Mayweather’s first rodeo against an MMA fighter. He infamously fought the former champion, and Nurmagomedov’s arch-nemesis, Conor McGregor in 2017. He defeated the Irishman by TKO in the 10th round. There has been a lot of speculation recently that he could potentially fight Conor McGregor again<\/a> or even Manny Pacquiao.<\/p>\n Who would you like to see Floyd Mayweather face next? And do you think he has what it takes to last a full MMA round against the king of grappling, Khabib Nurmagomedov? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n