Khabib Nurmagomedov turned down a $100m offer to fight Floyd Mayweather a week after his retirement, according to manager Ali Abdelaziz.
The Russian has been retired since defending his UFC lightweight championships belt against Justin Gaethje last October. Despite this, the Eagle has been linked with several comebacks against fighters such as Conor McGregor, who he defeated during a controversial bout in 2018.
And Abdelaziz, who worked with the Russian as the founder of Dominance MMA Management, revealed the ex-MMA star received an incredible offer.
Speaking on the Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson podcast, Khabib’s manager said: “You know, Khabib got offered $100million after he was retired to fight Floyd Mayweather. "$100million.
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