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Russia's Khabib refuses Saudi's $100m to fight Ireland's Conor McGregor

February 6, 2020 at 1:36 am

Russian mixed martial arts fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov. [Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images]

Russian mixed martial arts fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, has rejected a $100 million offer by Saudi Arabia, in return for fighting Irish Conor McGregor in the kingdom, local media reported yesterday.

“You are willing to pay me $100 million to strike that idiot again,” Nurmagomedov was quoted as saying, addressing the Saudi authorities. “I do not think this offer makes any sense,” he said.

Being sarcastic about Riyadh’s offer, Nurmagomedov noted that the offered money was not “motivating him,” adding that he was not “interested in confronting McGregor in the current period.”

TThe Russian mixed martial arts fighter called on Saudi authorities “to give this massive amount of money to the needy people or spend it on charity initiatives.”

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