He reported this in his Instagram.

At the same time, the manager noted that negotiations on the originally planned battle were being delayed.

On the night of September 7-8, at the UFC 242 tournament in Abu Dhabi, Nurmagomedov defeated Dustin Porye with a strangulation in the third round and for the second time in his career he defended the UFC lightweight champion title.

Prior to this, UFC head Dana White said that Tony Ferguson should become Nurmagomedov’s next rival.

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Publication by Ali (@ aliabdelaziz000) Nov 22, 2019 at 11:54 PST

Former undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has expressed the view that Conor McGregor will never defeat Nurmagomedov.