Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!UFC great Khabib Nurmagomedov has claimed Conor McGregor can only defeat Dustin Poirier in their rubber match next month if he can knockout the Diamond in the first-round.
Widely considered one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, Nurmagomedov retired following his victory over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in October last year.
In his two fights prior, he defeated both McGregor and Poirier, submitting the former via fourth-round neck crank and the latter via third-round rear-naked choke.
In a recent interview with Russian news outlet RT, the Eagle shared his thoughts on the contest between two of his former opponents and his prediction was very similar to many others – Conor early, or.
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