Conor mcgregor doesn’t ‘deserve’ a rematch with me - khabib

Nurmagomedov locked horns with his predecessor at the summit of the lightweight division last October in the main event of UFC 229. Russia’s first UFC titleholder dominated the contest -

with the exception of the third round - before submitting McGregor with a neck crank with just under two minutes of the stanza left. Hours after losing to Nurmagomedov, McGregor began his

campaign for revenge. The dominant nature of Nurmagomedov’s 27th professional victory hasn’t left many fans with an appetite for an immediate rematch. And Nurmagomedov, 30, isn’t too keen on

giving McGregor what he wants. “We’ll see,” Nurmagomedov told _Nine News Sydney_ with a wry smile on his face when asked about a potential rematch. “He didn’t deserve this. “Rematch for

what? Before the last fight, he talk too. But when we go to the inside of the cage, he just, he don’t do nothing.” The general consensus in the mixed martial arts world is that

Nurmagomedov’s second outing as lightweight champion should see him take on the division’s former interim ruler - Tony Ferguson - who he’s been scheduled to fight a staggering four times.

Nurmagomedov is more than willing to fight ‘El Cucuy’ - who is riding an 11 fight win streak - or whoever the UFC brass puts in front of him. “Anyone,” the undefeated Dagestan native said

when asked who he wants to fight next. “Anyone. We have to wait for court.” Before the UFC brass can press forward with the lightweight division, they must wait for the Nevada State Athletic

Commission to punish Nurmagomedov and McGregor for their parts in the brawl which followed their grudge match, a ruckus which was instigated by the 155lbs champion. Both men were due to be

sanctioned for their actions on December 10 but were granted continuances. The NSAC is expected to reprimand the pair on January 29, the date for their next meeting. Nurmagomedov’s father,

Abdulmanap, recently hinted that his son would be fined £396,000 ($500,000) and banned from competing in the state of Nevada for nine months. "I don't know how it will end,"

Abdulmanap said of his son’s ongoing issues with the NSAC last month. "As far as I understand, we will get a fine of $500,000 (£396,000), and maybe we could not fight in the next nine

months." Should ‘The Eagle’ receive such a hefty sanction, his head coach Javier Mendez believes the NSAC should bestow the same punishment on McGregor. “If someone is going to get

punished, the other should get punished the same,” Mendez told Express Sport. “There shouldn’t be special treatment for either one of them. “If they’re both going to get punished, they both

get punished. If one doesn’t get punished, neither should the other.” “I would think that the commission should be lenient on him under the circumstances. He’s only human, he’s only human.

“Look, what happened there should’ve never happened. But what should’ve never happened either is allowing all that hate talk to be talked about. “To get into someone’s head like that and

have them bottle all that up inside - it just exploded at the end. “It’s just the same thing as when Khabib jumped the cage, Conor jumped the cage too. “And Conor is trying to defend his

buddy because he knows Khabib is doing something. “So Conor is on defence mode too protecting his friends, so Conor takes a swing at his cousin, which was wrong. They’re both wrong.”