Will not take no for a solution? Dana White says he’ll meet Khabib ‘quickly’ to debate plans regardless of UFC champ insisting he IS retired

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UFC boss Dana White is clearly not giving up on the concept we are going to see Khabib Nurmagomedov again within the octagon once more, revealing he shall be assembly the undefeated light-weight champion ‘quickly’ to debate future plans.

Khabib just lately doubled down on his retirement announcement, which got here after he defeated interim champion Justin Gaethje on an emotional evening at UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi in October. 

“I had a objective to succeed in the summit and I bought there. Additional, I’ve no aggressive curiosity,” Khabib stated at a gathering in his native Dagestan final week.  

“Subsequent yr I’ll graduate. I might love to do a masters course, dedicate extra time to learning.

“I’ve purchased sheep, I are inclined to my farm. I might prefer to develop on this area a bit. I’ve the bull calves out to feed, I’ve cows.”

For Khabib, it is farming relatively than combating which appears to be on his thoughts for the time being. 

However Dana White is clearly loath to let one of many UFC’s largest names – to not point out money cows – go away with out a combat. 

White has constantly instructed that he sees Khabib’s retirement as being short-lived and primarily based on an outpouring of emotion after his win towards Gaethje, relatively than any agency logic.  

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After UFC 255 in Las Vegas on Saturday evening, White doubled down on that line and revealed he could be assembly the 29-Zero Dagestani “quickly” to debate future plans.

“I am giving Khabib a while to suppose this over, he and I are going to get collectively and meet quickly… we’ll speak,” White informed the attendant media on the Apex facility. 

The UFC boss has additionally maintained that Khabib stays light-weight champion, and that the likes of Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier is not going to be assembly for the 155lbs title once they face off in January.  

Khabib, 32, has stated that his retirement announcement was primarily based on a vow he made to his mom that he would not proceed with out his late father and coach Abdulmanap, who died of problems stemming from a coronavirus an infection in July.