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UFC President Dana White says his retirement talk with unbeaten lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov should only take five minutes.<\/p>\n

Nurmagomedov last fought in October, when he elevated his pro record to 29-0 with a second-round submission of Justin Gaethje. In his post-fight interview with Jon Anik, he shocked viewers by announcing his retirement from mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n

“This was my last fight,” a visibly emotional Nurmagomedov said. “Today’s my last fight in the UFC.”<\/p>\n

Despite this announcement from Nurmagomedov, White has been adamant that he will push<\/a> the unbeaten Russian star to fight once more and attempt take his record to 30-0.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m obviously meeting with him because I think that he should fight again,” White told ESPN recently. “Look at what he did to Justin Gaethje. Look at what he\u2019s done to every opponent he has faced. I think he should fight again and I\u2019m going to press him as hard as I can for one more.”<\/p>\n

White will finally meet with Nurmagomedov in a few days’ time in Abu Dhabi. Despite the weighty nature of the conversation, the UFC boss doesn’t expect it to take more than a few minutes because, as he puts it, it’s really a two-outcome situastion.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a five-minute conversation,\u201d White told MMA Junkie<\/a> on Wednesday. \u201cIt\u2019s yes or no. It\u2019s yes or no.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I left Abu Dhabi last time, and he and I were texting, we went back and forth on why I think he should keep fighting,\u201d White said. \u201cHe was super emotional coming out of that fight [with Gaethje]. He\u2019s had time now to rest, think about it, all the other things. This is going to be a five-minute conversation. \u2026 I think he\u2019ll fight, but we\u2019ll see. It\u2019s not going to be an argument or a lengthy conversation. It\u2019s going to be a \u2018yes\u2019 or \u2018no.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think Dana White can convince Khabib Nurmagomedov to fight again?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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