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Khabib Could Make Sensational Return To UFC, Dana White Teases Big Idea

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Updated 17:00 8 Jun 2022 GMT+1Published 10:22 8 Jun 2022 GMT+1

Khabib Could Make Sensational Return To UFC, Dana White Teases Big Idea

Dana White is 'sold' on the idea.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

​Khabib Nurmagomedov could make a sensational return to the UFC, with Dana White teasing a big idea. 

'The Eagle' called time on his legendary career after beating Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in October 2020.

Image: Alamy
Image: Alamy

But he could return to the promotion in the shape of a coaching gig on The Ultimate Fighter. 

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Tony Ferguson proposed the idea, with Nurmagomedov on board as he voiced his support. 

UFC president White has now backed Nurmagomedov and Ferguson to be TUF coaches, saying he's 'sold' on the idea. 

Asked about Ferguson's proposition, White said: "So, you’re telling me, you guys as fans, media, whatever it might be, like the idea of two guys possibly coaching that wouldn’t fight each other?

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"​I’ll consider it. Congratulations... I will absolutely entertain that idea."

Image: Alamy
Image: Alamy

​Nurmagomedov and Ferguson have been scheduled to fight five times in the UFC, but a clash never came to fruition.

White joked that if Nurmagomedov and Ferguson do go head-to-head on TUF, then hopefully he can match them up inside the Octagon. 

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"Hopefully they’ll get pissed off enough at each other that they actually want to fight and I can make them fight," he added. 

"I’m in. You sold me."

Ferguson is enduring a difficult period in his career, having lost four fights in a row - including a brutal knockout defeat to Michael Chandler last month. 

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But he's hoping to square off with the Dagestan star on TUF. 

Featured Image Credit: Alamy/YouTube

Topics: Khabib Nurmagomedov, UFC, Tony Ferguson, Dana White

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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