KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV has called out Floyd Mayweather to fight in a bizarre crossover consisting of 11 boxing rounds and one in MMA.
Mayweather announced in November that he was “coming out of retirement in 2020” to work with UFC president Dana White on a “spectacular event”.
Khabib wants to face Floyd Mayweather over 11 rounds in boxing and one in MMACredit: Getty – Contributor
Mayweather claims he is coming out of retirement to fight in 2020Credit: Getty Images – Getty
The 43-year-old – who walked away from the ring in 2017 after beating Conor McGregor – then ludicrously insisted he wanted to rematch the Irishman and fight Nurmagomedov on the same day.
But UFC lightweight champion Nurmagomedov has one upped Mayweather by challenging the boxing legend to a 12-round fight including five minutes of MMA.
He told TMZ Sports: “He just wanna be on top media.
“I saw his birthday to become 49 or 48-years-old, but my father, he’s almost like my father’s age.
“I don’t understand how I’m going to punch his face.
“If you wanna fight, come to the UFC. This is real fight. I’m not boxer, I’m not just wrestler, I am MMA fighter.
“If interested, maybe we can make something like – my father talk about this before – like maybe eleven rounds box, one round MMA.
“Like eleven rounds three minute box. And the last round: five minutes MMA. If he makes this deal, I can fight.
“I don’t think he can knock me out in eleven rounds. And what’s he going to do last round?
“Five minutes with me, I’m gonna take him down, I’m going to maul this guy. What’s he going to do?”
“You know, of course in boxing he’s very good. But I don’t think he can knock me out.”
Despite the nonsense calls for double fights and crossover bouts, UFC boss White confirmed he is in talks for Mayweather to return at the end of the year.
Former two-division UFC champion McGregor wants to rematch Mayweather, and goaded his rival by insisting he needs the second fight having blown all his money.
After McGregor beat Donald Cerrone on his octagon return, Mayweather – who topped the Forbes rich list of the decade with a £706MILLION fortune – confirmed his interest in a rematch by posting a mocked up poster of the pair.
Mayweather confirmed his interest in a rematch with Conor McGregor this yearCredit: Instagram @floydmayweather
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
