January 17, 2021 11:45 am ET. Conor McGregor thinks there’s a lot more to Khabib Nurmagomedov ’s retirement. The former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion questions Nurmagomedov’s decision to walk away from the sport and says a lot has to do with avoiding a potential rematch between the two. Nurmagomedov (29-0 MMA, 13-0 UFC) hung Video: Khabib Nurmagomedov refuses to tap out to Dustin Poirier. Poirier’s guillotine choke lasted over 30 seconds, but Nurmagomedov managed to get his head out of the choke before flipping Khabib Nurmagomedov faces Dustin Poirier in a UFC lightweight title unification bout in the main event of Saturday's UFC 242 fight card. Subscribe to newsletters Subscribe Nurmagomedov has been out of action since September 2019 when he stopped Dustin Poirier by submission. Plus, the co-main event sees a middleweight title eliminator as former champ Robert Whittaker Khabib Nurmagomedov (left) poses for a photo with Conor McGregor following McGregor’s first-round knockout victory against Dustin Poirier at UFC 178 in September 2014. Nurmagomedov and McGregor were essentially the Yin and Yang of MMA, McGregor’s brash verbosity against Khabib’s silent dominance. 2 hours ago · Jamie Carragher has furiously hit back at a Manchester United fan over Jurgen Klopp following his comments about Erik ten Hag. Carragher wrote a piece about Ten Hag ahead of Man United's big Though the Georges St-Pierre vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov ship had seemed to sail, UFC president Dana White cracked the door open just slightly recently.After Nurmagomedov defeated Dustin Poirier in Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Dustin Poirier was the former's second title defence. Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the most dominant champions in UFC history, and never really looked to be in any sort of The UFC heads to Salt Lake City for an elevated UFC 291 slate, featuring Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje in the main event. Poirier has only lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira Heading the card is none other than Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier. The two men will be engaged in one of the most important battles of their career as they face each other in the Octagon. fP3Q99S.