23:51  ,  December 16, 2019

Nurmagomedov-McGregor duel a possibility

President of the UFC Dana White has announced that lightweight champion of mixed martial arts Khabib Nurmagomedov might travel to Las Vegas to watch the duel between Irish and American mixed martial artists Conor McGregor and Donald Serone.

“Khabib wants to attend the duel. I can’t officially confirm it, but it is very likely that he will go to Las Vegas,” Dana White said, reports ESPN.

The Conor McGregor-Donald Cerrone duel will take place on January 18, 2020.

The last duel of 31-year-old Conor McGregor was in October 2018 when he was defeated by Russian mixed martial artist Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Earlier, McGregor had expressed the desire to have a rematch with Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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