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Conor McGregor “Blew” Khabib Nurmagomedov Rematch Opportunity, Says Dana White

Published 10/01/2020, 5:49 AM EDT

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Conor McGregor is all over the news lately. The Irish superstar was first involved in allegations of “indecent exposure” while in France earlier this month. In another instance, ‘The Notorious’ took to Twitter to reveal why he retired. 

On Twitter, Conor McGregor posted a Tweet aimed at Diego Sanchez saying that he wanted to fight him, but the UFC did not allow this to happen. He further attached screenshots of private conversations with UFC president, Dana White. The screenshots of the conversation showed the two men speaking about potential bouts for McGregor. 

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This did not sit well with Dana. And it seems like it robbed the fans of an opportunity to watch Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor against each other as coaches on The Ultimate Fighter. 

Conor McGregor and Khabib will not be on The Ultimate Fighter, Dana White confirms

Dana White recently did an interview with Barstool Sports where the host asked, “Khabib recently said that you know, an offer was made for him to host The Ultimate Fighter with Conor. And he said that it’ll never happen. ‘I’ll never rematch Conor. Never in a million years.’ What do you think about that?” 

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Dana White replied, “Yeah, he was going to do it till Conor did all this sh*t. That’s what I was saying, I felt like I was in a good place and I was going to get that done. So we were going to do The Ultimate Fighter on ESPN. And f***ing do the rematch. But you know, Conor blew that.”

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White also confirmed that Conor’s recent tweets against Dana led to Khabib withdrawing from coaching on TUF. He said, “Yeah, Khabib said f**k him.”

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It looks as though McGregor’s recent tweets have done him more harm than good. Despite what Dana White said, do you think we get to see the two men as coaches on TUF? Or has Conor blown all chances of a potential rematch with Khabib Nurmagomedov after his recent tweets?

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