Dana White doesn’t know if Conor McGregor is willing to wait for Khabib Nurmagomedov.
White told TMZ if Nurmagomedov gets past Tony Ferguson at UFC 249, then that’s the fight to make.
But with the fight scheduled for April 18, and Nurmagomedov usually not competing until a few months after Ramadan, it would be quite a long layoff for McGregor.
McGregor defeated Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 in January and already seems eager to return.
“Khabib, if he wins – but I don’t know if Conor wants to wait for him. We’ll see what happens,” White said. “Conor might not wait.”
Despite Nurmagomedov, who submitted McGregor in their first outing, continuously saying that he’s not interested in a rematch, White is still angling for the fight.
“They hate each other,” White said. “If you think you’re going to do an interview with Khabib and he’s going to say great things about Conor McGregor, it’s never going to happen. If you interview Conor McGregor, he’s never going to say great things about Khabib. They hate each other.
“First of all, Conor does not hand pick his opponents. Conor McGregor has fought anybody that we’ve asked him to fight and who’s been available. I mean, guys have pulled out on Conor two or three times. Conor literally went to the gym and said, ‘Tell me who I’m fighting.’”