‘DC’ Advises White To Not Give Up On Khabib

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White has stated that neither he or the promotion have given up on their efforts to convince Khabib Nurmagoemdov to return for one more fight. In fact, White refuses to vacate the Lightweight because he still considers “The Eagle” his champion.

All of this despite the fact that Nurmagomedov has shown no interest in returning after announcing his retirement after UFC 254.

According to Daniel Cormier, White is right in not giving up. If anything, “DC” urges the outspoken and determined head honcho to not give up in his efforts to convince Nurmagomedov to return.

“I mean, he just dominated a very tough Justin Gaethje,” Cormier said on the DC and Helwani podcast. “So yeah, that’s why he’s the man. That’s why he is the absolute man, and that is why Dana White continues to ask him to come back to fighting.

“I wouldn’t stop [if I were White]/ I’d [schedule] ten meetings [with Nurmagomedov]. Every time he’d be willing to take a meeting I would keep talking, I’d keep trying to convince him.”

Khabib — who is undefeated at 29-0, 13-0 UFC — recently shut down any possibility of a fight between he and Georges St-Pierre going down, which is one of the few fights many felt would be tempting enough for “The Eagle” to return.

And since he’s already stated that rematches against Conor McGregor and Dustin Porier aren’t on his radar, the chances of Nurmagomedov returning to attempt to go 30-0 aren’t looking too good.