Nurmagomedov (photo) hasn't fought since April 2014. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
In recent days, much has been said about the possibility of Conor McGregor, current UFC featherweight champion, move up a division and compete for the lightweight belt against Rafael dos Anjos. The Brazilian was open to the idea, and other athletes in the under-70 kg category agreed to face the Irishman. However, there is one fighter who was against the change: the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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The Russian, who in his last fight beat Dos Anjos, stated that McGregor should remain at featherweight to give him a chance. Frankie Edgar to compete for the title. “I think Conor needs to stay in the featherweight division. Because, if he moves to lightweight, a lot of people will say that he didn't do everything he should have done at featherweight. He still has a fight pending there, which is Frankie Edgar, and everyone agrees with me. Before [thinking about moving up to lightweight], Conor needs to stay and fight for the title with Frankie”, analyzed Nurmagomedov, in an interview with the podcast “The MMA Hour”.
McGregor's trainer, John Kavanagh, stated that his fighter's plans are to fight Dos Anjos in April and defend the featherweight title against Edgar in July. The UFC, however, has not yet fully agreed with the idea, as it has indicated that McGregor will have to give up the featherweight belt if he decides to move up to lightweight.
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