UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn’t think Michael Johnson has earned a shot at him

UFC president Dana White opened a can of worms last weekend after saying that former lightweight contender Nate Diaz had turned down a fight…

By: ShinSplints | 9 years ago
UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn’t think Michael Johnson has earned a shot at him
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UFC president Dana White opened a can of worms last weekend after saying that former lightweight contender Nate Diaz had turned down a fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov. Diaz and his manager quickly stepped up to deny the allegations. Regardless, Nurmagomedov was still left without an opponent.

The situation prompted resurging 155er Michael Johnson to throw his hat in the ring. He immediately volunteered to step in, but the Dagestani fighter rejected his offer.

The irony shouldn’t be lost on anyone that this is the same reasoning that led to him not getting matched against Diaz or Gilbert Melendez prior to this. Being very talented yet significantly less known and less accomplished than Diaz or Melendez makes him a high risk/low reward fight for either. The same is true for Khabib with Johnson.

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