KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV has been offered huge money to fight Floyd Mayweather in Saudi Arabia, believed to be around £78million.
The oil-rich country are splashing huge amounts of cash to ensure they host some of the world’s biggest sporting events.
Khabib revealed a fight with Mayweather would purely be about the moneyCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Anthony Joshua’s rematch win over Andy Ruiz Jr was staged in Saudi Arabia with the Brit raking in £66m.
And now they want to top the bill by luring boxing legend Mayweather out of retirement in a cross-combat fight with the fierce Russian.
Mayweather hasn’t fought since a bout with Conor McGregor in 2017 where he pocketed a staggering £300m.
That could change after Nurmagomedov revealed an offer is on the table but admitted it would purely be about the money.
He told Yahoo Sports: “Mayweather is only a money fight.
“It’s only for the money, period. That’s it.
“But they [the Saudis] want me to come very badly to fight with Mayweather.”
Earlier this month Nurmagomedov, who beat McGregor in 2018, challenged 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.”
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