This is the moment UFC president Dana White turns on the charm in a bid to convince Khabib Nurmagomedov to fight Conor McGregor for a second time.
Nurmagomedov choked out his bitter rival in the fourth round of their grudge match in 2018 before going on to defend his lightweight title against first Dustin Poirier and then Justin Gaethje.
The Dagestani announced his retirement following his latest victory having promised his mother he would not fight on without his father who passed away last year.
But he has held on to his 155lb belt and it will not be on the line when McGregor takes on Poirier in their own rematch in Abu Dhabi on Sunday morning.
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