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Last weekend, Nurmagomedov was alongside
Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe when he announced in a
video posted on social media, "Let's go Floyd, we have to fight
now. 50-0 vs. 27-0, two guys who never lose. Let's go, why not?
Because in the jungle, there's only one king. Of course I'm the
king because (McGregor) cannot drop McGregor, but I drop him
easily. Let's go."
Mayweather responded Monday on Twitter: "CBS, Showtime and MGM
Grand get the checkbook out! Go to @leonardellerbe's page to
view Khabib Nurmagomedov challenging me."
Nurmagomedov then replied to Mayweather on Instagram: "@floydmayweather
But no Vegas, they won't pay my money."
That was a reference to Nurmagomedov's $2 million purse from his
UFC 229 win over McGregor being withheld while the Nevada
Athletic Commission investigates a postmatch brawl.
After Nurmagomedov (27-0) defeated McGregor via fourth-round
submission, the 30-year-old Russian went into the crowd to fight
members of McGregor's team.
Mayweather, 41, beat McGregor via technical knockout in August
2017 after the Irish mixed martial arts star agreed they would
fight using boxing rules. Last month, Mayweather said he would
come out of retirement this year to oppose Manny Pacquiao, whom
he beat in May 2015, but no details have been announced.
--Field Level Media
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