{"id":356607,"date":"2020-07-20T05:52:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T12:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=356607"},"modified":"2020-07-20T05:52:58","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T12:52:58","slug":"manager-khabib-nurmagomedov-will-fight-justin-gaethje-by-years-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/manager-khabib-nurmagomedov-will-fight-justin-gaethje-by-years-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Manager: Khabib Nurmagomedov will fight Justin Gaethje by year’s end"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ali Abdelaziz, who manages both Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje, says the pair will fight by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Nurmagomedov, the undisputed UFC lightweight champ has been expected to defend his title against Gaethje, the interim champ, for some time. However, doubt was cast on the bout when Nurmagomedov’s father and trainer Abdulmanap died this summer.<\/p>\n

According to Abdelaziz, however, Nurmagomedov will still defend his title against Gaethje in 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cKhabib is not retiring,\u201d Abdelaziz told \u00a0TMZ Sports<\/a> (via MMA Fighting<\/a>) \u201cKhabib has some goals, he has some things he wants to accomplish. You will see him before the end of the year. Now him and Dana (are) talking and me talking to the matchmakers and we\u2019ll try to set a date. I\u2019m sure Dana is gonna let everybody know when Khabib is gonna fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a blockbuster main event, him versus Justin Gaethje, two of the best lightweights in the world today and the recent era. We see what Khabib does to all his opponents. We see what Justin Gaethje did his last four opponents. He dismantled Tony Ferguson. He made him look like an absolute amateur and that\u2019s the best two guys in the world. They\u2019re gonna fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Abdelaziz continued, explaining that Nurmagomedov is “a different breed”\u2014hence his purported willingness to fight so soon after his father’s death.<\/p>\n

\u201cKhabib is a different breed too,\u201d Abdelaziz said. \u201cOf course, he\u2019s heartbroken. It\u2019s his father, it\u2019s his mentor, it\u2019s his best friend, but at the end of the day, Khabib\u2019s father had a legacy he wanted Khabib to accomplish. Khabib is a living legend and that\u2019s where legend comes from, legends come from adversity, from death, from a lot of things. And that\u2019s what Khabib does. He comes back from back surgery, from ACL surgery, from the death of his father. He\u2019s gonna fight Justin Gaethje and they\u2019re gonna put on a great display of martial arts, and we are the winners. The fans are the winners, the promotion are the winners. It\u2019s gonna be a blockbuster fight card, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Abdelaziz claims Nurmagomedov is already plotting his next fight, UFC President Dana White has assured he won’t be rushing<\/a> the lightweight champion back to the cage.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s going to fight when he calls me,\u201d White said during a Fight Island post-fight press conference. \u201cKhabib\u2019s dad just died. When he\u2019s ready, he\u2019ll let me know.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I\u2019m not messing with Khabib. I\u2019m leaving him alone until he\u2019s ready to talk and I\u2019m letting him mourn and do what he has to do. I reached out to him the day of and I haven\u2019t heard back from him since.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think Khabib Nurmagomedov will fight in 2020?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ali Abdelaziz, who manages both Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje, says the pair will fight by the end of the year. Nurmagomedov, the undisputed UFC lightweight champ has been expected to defend his title against Gaethje, the interim champ, for some time. 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