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5th December 2019
11:21am GMT

McGregor and Nurmagomedov may yet meet for the rematch of the 2018 fight won by 'The Eagle', however it could be a while away yet. McGregor is returning to the UFC in January to fight Donald Cerrone, at welterweight, while Nurmagomedov is defending his 155lbs belt against Tony Ferguson in April.
Looking ahead to both fights, in his role as ESPN pundit, Cormier had some kind words to say about McGregor in a recent interview, and his AMA teammate took exception to that. As Cormier was getting gloves strapped on for a sparring session, 'The Eagle' approached him to vent his frustrations.
NURMAGOMEDOV: "You can't say his name." CORMIER: "Who?" NURMAGOMEDOV: "He doesn't deserve you to say his name." CORMIER: "Hey, listen to me. This guy [McGregor], this guy? This guy is important. You smashed this guy. But now, this guy? This guy's first double champion. This guy killed Eddie Alvarez."At this point, Nurmagomedov storms off but Cormier, in playful form and not willing to let it drop, pursues. "Hey, Khabib," he called. "This guy killed Alvarez!
"He has 27 million Instagram followers. More?! He's got more than 27? This guy killed Alvarez, huh. So, let me ask you a question - Even though you don't like this guy, you respect that this guy does some good things?"
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