Khabib, ‘cold’ on the McGregor rematch

UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov is not interested in the possibility of his revenge against Conor McGregor again.

According to Nurmagomedov, he will fight McGregor in the event that they meet on the street, but that will not give him a strong rematch as long as he holds the lightweight title.

"Even [the October fight] didn't finish it," Nurmagomedov said. “Just smash people is not enough. I talk about just smash only him? It's not enough. We have to smash his whole team. This is what I think before the fight. This is what I say to my team. 'Hey, tonight, we're going to war. This is not about fight. '

“It will never be finished. Ever. Even if we see [each other] somewhere, we're going to fight, 100 percent. It doesn't matter if someone goes to jail or something like this. I'm not scared about this. … They go to the hospital and we go to the police. That's it. "

Nurmagomedov is set to defend his title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 this coming Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

This is the first time Nurmagomedov will be back in the Octagon since he defeated McGregor in a bout in October.

McGregor had initially expressed interest in a rematch, but Nurmagomedov would not have held out until the Irish fighter had not won a match.

“This guy [McGregor] has to come back and make a nine- or 10-fight win streak. Then we gonna fight, ”Nurmagomedov said.