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UFC President Dana White firmly believes that unbeaten UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is going to fight again\u2014despite his recent retirement announcement.<\/p>\n

Nurmagomedov last fought in the main event of UFC 254 in late October, when he defended the lightweight title with a second-round submission of Justin Gaethje, and pushed his record to 29-0 in the process.<\/p>\n

In his post-fight interview with UFC commentator Jon Anik, Nurmagomedov explained that he’d promised his mother his fight with Gaethje would be his last, citing the death of his father and mentor Abdulmanap as the reason.<\/p>\n

“This was my last fight,” a visibly emotional Nurmagomedov said.<\/p>\n

White, however, isn’t buying it.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the conclusion of this week’s episode of Contender Series, the UFC boss was asked whether the rumored January rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier could crown a new lightweight champion, with Nurmagomedov ostensibly retiring. He insisted that there will be no title on the line in that fight, because Nurmagomedov will fight again.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, Khabib\u2019s going to fight,\u201d White said (via MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cI believe he\u2019s going to. (McGregor-Poirier is) not for the title.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told you guys that I think he\u2019s going to go to 30 (wins),\u201d White added, referencing the fact that Nurmagomedov is still undergoing drug tests<\/a> as part of the UFC’s partnership with the United States Anti-Doping Agency. \u201cIf he\u2019s still testing \u2013 why the hell would you want to test still if you\u2019re not going to fight?<\/p>\n

\u201cHe hasn\u2019t committed, but I feel like he\u2019s going to, and I\u2019m not really pushing him,” White concluded. “We talked about it and he just fought. Let him take some time, spend some time with his family, spend the holidays. There\u2019s no rush.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think we’ll see Khabib Nurmagomedov fight one last time before he retires for good? If so, who would you like to see him compete against?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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