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White open to Khabib picking last fight, even GSP

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Monday, 27 July 2020 22:35

If Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to retire with a professional record of 30-0 -- a feat his late father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, mentioned in 2019 -- UFC president Dana White says he would allow the lightweight champion to choose his final opponent.

Nurmagomedov (28-0) has not said much publicly since his father died earlier this month because of heart complications. His manager, Ali Abdelaziz, has stated publicly that Nurmagomedov intends to face interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje before the end of 2020.

Should Nurmagomedov defeat Gaethje, which is no small task, he would improve to 29-0. Abdelaziz recently told UFC Arabia that Nurmagomedov would then go for 30-0 before retirement.

On Monday, White told ESPN that he would support Nurmagomedov's choice of a final opponent, including former welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre.

"At the end of the day, the Conor McGregor [rematch], I know Conor has wanted that fight since the last one [in October 2018]," White said. "That's a fight to make, but I don't know. We'll see how this plays out. Sure, [I would be open to St-Pierre] if it's his last fight. This guy's been great to the company, great to the sport. I like Khabib a lot. I would do anything Khabib wanted to do."

Nurmagomedov has expressed interest in a fight against St-Pierre, who is considered a legend in the sport, for years. He has said it's a fight that both he and his late father had interest in, given their enormous respect for St-Pierre. Nurmagomedov even proposed a fight against St-Pierre in February 2019, when the latter announced his decision to retire from mixed martial arts.

During his retirement announcement, St-Pierre revealed that there were talks for the superfight, but the UFC went another direction.

"We tried to organize the fight," St-Pierre said. "I know Khabib wanted it and I wanted it, but the UFC has other plans."

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