UFC chief Dana White has confirmas that Mcgregor will once again fight Khabib in the upcoming UFC fight in the 2019.
White is very confident to bring in both of the fighter to come back to the octagon ring after they served their suspensions.
The rematch has to come, they have to fight again to settle the old score once and for all after a controversial that happened back in the October in which it ended with Chaos inside the Octagon as Khabib jumped out of the ring to kick and puch Mcgregor team over a racist spur.
Khabib forced McGregor to tap out in the fourth round of the fight to seal his place at the top of the sport – and then proceeded to launch himself into the crowd to front up the Irishman’s team.
The incident led to widespread criticism over their behaviour – but also set up huge interest in the pair getting it on again.
And the sport’s chief White believes 2019 is the year when two of the sport’s biggest names go at it again.
He told TMZ: “As long as everything goes right, this fight should happen.”
While McGregor appears the obvious fight for Khabib to take, the Russian is also being targeted by rivals Tony Ferguson and Max Holloway who both want a shot at his lightweight world title.
But there is also the prospect he could follow McGregor in a cross-code clash with boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather over the next 12 months.
The undefeated five weight world champion, who destroyed kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Japan on New Years Eve, has spoken of his desire to make the fight happen.
And Khabib’s manager Ali Abdelaziz claims the American has been constantly on the phone trying to organise a date.
Abdelezaiz said: “Me and him have been texting each other for the last month and if he says he did not, I’m gonna put everything on line. Do not lie, Floyd.
“He’s very much begging for the fight. I told him, I said he’s 57 years old, his body’s weak, he’s fragile, he’s got a small head.
“People think I’m crazy but I think Khabib would beat his ass.
“He thinks Khabib is easy money but Khabib is much younger, much stronger, more tougher than Conor, a guy that went to the eleventh round with him.
“And Conor gave up, he’s a quitter. Khabib is no quitter.”
