The fight against Donald Cerrone on January 18 will be Conor’s first appearance since his submission loss to Khabib a year and three months ago. There are rumors of the rematch happening if McGregor manages to win this one. The fighter himself, as well as UFC President Dana White has shown interest in it.
However, when it comes to the third party involved, things are very different. Speaking to TMZ Sports, Khabib’s manager Ali Abdelaziz made how they feel about the possibility of a rematch pretty clear.
Ali Abdelaziz: Conor is not on our radar
Abdelaziz said an outright no when asked about a second fight with McGregor. He said that he understood how Dana White has been mentioning Khabib’s name to draw more attention to Conor, and that it was all part of the business. But as far as the Nurmagomedov camp is concerned, they are not interested in the Irishman.
Moreover, Abdelaziz thinks that McGregor might lose to Cerrone, which will bring down the chances of the rematch happening anyway. He is not very impressed by his pre-fight photos either, which showed Conor to be all jacked up and ready for the upcoming fight, and he spoke from previous experience.
Abdelaziz also said that Justin Gaethje would have been a better opponent for Conor in his opinion, but UFC chose not to go down that road since Gaethje “would have beat his a**” in the fight.
The Conor vs. Cowboy fight will take place at UFC 246 on January 18, 2020 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
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