Conor McGregor insists Khabib Nurmagomedov is too “afraid” to face him again despite Dana White hinting at a potential rematch between the pair earlier this week.
Khabib got the better of McGregor when they first met in an ill-tempered affair at UFC 229, before sparking a mass brawl by leaping out of the Octagon and attacking his rival’s jiu-jitsu coach Dillon Danis.The Russian claims to have retired following recent victories over Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje, but on Friday pictures emerged of him meeting with UFC chief White over on Fight Island.And during a recent press conference, White suggested a Khabib vs McGregor rematch could be possible if the latter gets past Poirier at UFC 257 next weekend.“Right now, he [McGregor] is as.
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