And are now pricing themselves out of the fight all together?
I thought Khabib fought for legacy.
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Hwhat?
Ali wants 4 million for Khabib to fight Conor. If they don't get what they want, they'll take the Poirier fight. According to Ali always.
LawlerPushedInMyBrownEye -Ali wants 4 million for Khabib to fight Conor. If they don't get what they want, they'll take the Poirier fight. According to Ali always.
Pfft, like Khabib has any say in what the UFC wants.
It's just negotiation, I'm sure the two will fight in 2018.
Conor seems more game though.
4 million is like 3% of the PPV sales revenue. So he's not really asking for much considering Conor is going to take his belt and end his career in devastating fashion.
Uhtred Ragnarson -LawlerPushedInMyBrownEye -Ali wants 4 million for Khabib to fight Conor. If they don't get what they want, they'll take the Poirier fight. According to Ali always.
Pfft, like Khabib has any say in what the UFC wants.
It's just negotiation, I'm sure the two will fight in 2018.
Conor seems more game though.
Khabib has say in what Khabib wants though. Which is the issue you are actually talking about. He doesn’t have to sign the contract or fight McGregor. The UFC needs this fight badly, Khabib is striking at the right time regarding pay.
But yes I do agree they fight in 2018 or early 2019.
So Conor vs Poirier for the real LW title in October I guess.
It's red panty night....khabib should get at least 5 million for this fight.
LawlerPushedInMyBrownEye -Ali wants 4 million for Khabib to fight Conor. If they don't get what they want, they'll take the Poirier fight. According to Ali always.
Source?
Anyone who isn’t completely brain dead knows that the UFC will strip Khabib if he thinks he can determine the next challenger.
This whole “we’ll just fight Poirier” bullshit is just that - bullshit. Sure, you’ll fight him - in a non-title bout because the belt will be stripped faster than you can flick flies off shit.
Let’s not forget how Khabib won the title - he beat, what, the number 8 contender for the title?
He should be thrilled with 2 million and a cut of the PPV (which will be massive......because of Conor).