Khabib Nurmagomedov's new multi-fight deal with the UFC has the 'best conditions, contracts and agreements that have ever been concluded with the UFC', according to the fighter in an interview on his personal YouTube channel.
Nurmagomedov's manager Ali Abdelaziz stated upon agreeing terms for the new contract that it would be a bountiful deal for his fighter, going so far as to say that it makes the Russian fighter the most highly-paid athlete in the organization.
That statement might face some opposition from Nurmagomedov's most recent victim – Conor McGregor – but while he didn't quite dispute Abdelaziz's comments, Nurmagomedov refused to be drawn into the specifics of his new agreement with his employers.
"Frankly speaking, I would not like to disclose the terms of the contract," said Khabib.
"They are very good and most importantly, the brothers were extended to someone, someone was signed [and] someone removed the deadline.
"We made some concessions, they went to some and came to some common denominator that is beneficial to all.
"If I say it is one of the best, it will somehow be wrong. I guess you can put it in the top three, some of the best conditions, contracts and agreements that have ever been concluded with the UFC."
It is easy to see why Nurmagomedov has become such a valuable commodity to the UFC. The undefeated lightweight champion is a hero in his home country and has seen his international fame considerably galvanized by the manner of his fourth-round submission victory against McGregor at UFC 229 in October.
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His actions immediately after the fight, which prompted a melee inside and outside the octagon that involved members of both fighters' teams, resulted in several suspensions being levied by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
This punishment was a sticking point for the Russian, who saw the sanctions against Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Zubaira Tukhugov as unfair and said that he would refuse to compete until these suspensions were lifted – a wish granted when both were shortened following a review hearing by the Nevada Commission.
"They were complicated of course," Nurmagomedov continued.
"Ali said they were light. I have not experienced such difficulties because I knew that here it is, one, two, three, four, five.
"I specified for them such conditions [and] I told them without these five conditions, I will not agree because I think that they were absolutely deserved not only by me but also by our team, the whole team, with what happened in the last battle, beforRead More – Source
Khabib Nurmagomedov's new multi-fight deal with the UFC has the 'best conditions, contracts and agreements that have ever been concluded with the UFC', according to the fighter in an interview on his personal YouTube channel.
Nurmagomedov's manager Ali Abdelaziz stated upon agreeing terms for the new contract that it would be a bountiful deal for his fighter, going so far as to say that it makes the Russian fighter the most highly-paid athlete in the organization.
That statement might face some opposition from Nurmagomedov's most recent victim – Conor McGregor – but while he didn't quite dispute Abdelaziz's comments, Nurmagomedov refused to be drawn into the specifics of his new agreement with his employers.
"Frankly speaking, I would not like to disclose the terms of the contract," said Khabib.
"They are very good and most importantly, the brothers were extended to someone, someone was signed [and] someone removed the deadline.
"We made some concessions, they went to some and came to some common denominator that is beneficial to all.
"If I say it is one of the best, it will somehow be wrong. I guess you can put it in the top three, some of the best conditions, contracts and agreements that have ever been concluded with the UFC."
It is easy to see why Nurmagomedov has become such a valuable commodity to the UFC. The undefeated lightweight champion is a hero in his home country and has seen his international fame considerably galvanized by the manner of his fourth-round submission victory against McGregor at UFC 229 in October.
Read more
His actions immediately after the fight, which prompted a melee inside and outside the octagon that involved members of both fighters' teams, resulted in several suspensions being levied by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
This punishment was a sticking point for the Russian, who saw the sanctions against Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Zubaira Tukhugov as unfair and said that he would refuse to compete until these suspensions were lifted – a wish granted when both were shortened following a review hearing by the Nevada Commission.
"They were complicated of course," Nurmagomedov continued.
"Ali said they were light. I have not experienced such difficulties because I knew that here it is, one, two, three, four, five.
"I specified for them such conditions [and] I told them without these five conditions, I will not agree because I think that they were absolutely deserved not only by me but also by our team, the whole team, with what happened in the last battle, beforRead More – Source
