Dana White said that the McGregor-Poirier fight will not be a title fight: “Khabib intends to fight”

UFC President Dana White believes lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will have another fight, despite the fact that he previously announced his retirement. According to White, the promotion is not going to play the 155-pound title anytime soon, so a potential rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, due on January 23 at UFC 257, will be without a belt at stake.

“Nurmagomedov’s doping test? I don’t know what happened. I told you guys that, in my opinion, he is going to make a 30-0 record. Who the hell would want to go on doping tests if you no longer intend fight?

Khabib did not admit this, but it seems to me that he will do it. I’m not rushing him. We talked about it, he only recently fought. Let’s give him time, let him spend it with his family, enjoy his vacation. We are in no hurry.

Fight McGregor – Poirier will not be a title fight. Khabib intends to fight. I believe he will fight. So in this fight the title will not be played, “said Dana White.

Donald Cerrone announced that he refuses to retire and will return to lightweight

The famous American mixed martial arts fighter Donald Cerrone said that he was not going to end his career, but was going to make the final race in the lightweight division.

“To everyone who tells me to slow down or end my career, I want to say that I will retire when I want to. I don’t care what people say. In fact, I still have a few years left. These are four or five fights. I will return to the lightweight division for the last race. It would suck to remember the final part of my career if I retired now.

As a welterweight champion, I didn’t take my job seriously. I rode a snowmobile, smoked and had fun. Now I must take this with full responsibility. I’ll get serious. So let’s do it, ”Cerrone said.

Recall that Donald in the last five fights was defeated in four and one fight ended in a draw.