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Khabib Reveals Reason For Turning Down $100 Million Floyd Mayweather Fight

by Larry Leo

August 8, 202118 Comments

Khabib Reveals Reason For Turning Down $100 Million Floyd Mayweather Fight

During a recent episode of Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson, Khabib Nurmagomedov revealed that he was offered $100 million to fight Floyd Mayweather and that he rejected the bout because he doesn’t make decisions based on money...

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“I don’t wanna make boxing community upset with me. Of course money makes sense too. But I never fight for money,” Nurmagomedov said, via Daily Mail. “Money is good, but most of the time it is bad.”

Nurmagomedov believes an absurd amount of money, like $100 million, could change a person’s behavior. At the end of the day, he strictly cares about his legacy in the octagon.

“Money brings you to the situation that you have never been, and you don’t know how to act when you have so much money,” Nurmagomedov continued. “It is a little bit dangerous. In this business, I don’t come to make money. I come here for legacy.”

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Originally published on TigerDroppings.com

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JackieTreehorn•33 months

That’s a lot of words to say you’re afraid of taking an arse whooping.

panzer•33 months

I'll do it. If that's ok with y'all...

HoustonGumbeauxGuy•33 months

That man is about as emotionally grounded as they come.

Saint Alfonzo•33 months

What a fool.

CajunBullet•33 months

Yea...who needs another 100 million? LOL

ctiger69•33 months

He is scared and stupid. Of course he would lose but come in idiot…it’s 100 million.

Robber DeNiro•33 months

Lol gtfoh

atltiger6487•33 months

he’s lying, that’s not the reason. He could’ve given all the money away and built many homes, schools, medical facilities, etc.

Vacherie Saint•33 months

I respect this decision. Money aside, what Mayweather and his people are doing to boxing is disgraceful. Let’s see Floyd fight Khabib in the octagon for 100MM. He’d never do it.

eugene1928LSU•33 months

Nailed it. Mayweather is a boxer period. The MMA fighters for the most part are really good boxers, but also train on other elements necessary for survival in their line of work. Mayweather would not last 3 minutes against the MMA fighter, mainly because he is not a Duran who could knock you out with one Punch. Mayweather is a boxer who wins by points.

diat150•33 months

Money will never be a problem for khabib. Dude has already made a ton of money.

olgoi khorkhoi•33 months

The guy comes from one of the most backwards, goat-humping regions in the world. He was set for life after the first 100k. Now the guy is a multi millionaire and one of the most popular figures in Russia. If I’m undefeated, set for life financially and a national hero, no way I’m taking an arse whooping in front of the entire world in a fight I have no chance of winning.

Stingray•33 months

That's the best fake excuse I've ever seen.

beaverfever•33 months

I don’t know that it’s fake. He basically admits that he’s not willing to embarrass himself and take a beating for any amount of money. That sounds like the truth.

biglego•33 months

He could’ve donated the money to charity.

Chalkywhite84•33 months

People don't have morals like that anymore

Vidic•33 months

Lol I think this dude has just been hit in the head one too many times. Turning down 100 million is fricking retarded. He could do so much for his family and home country. But all he cares about is his “legacy”

jfootball14•33 months

He’s a guy who keeps his wife hidden behind a blanket and even then wont allow her to be filmed. He also celebrated that the French teacher that drew Muhammad got beheaded. I’d say some change would be good for him