Controversial manager Ali Abdelaziz claims that his client, lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, is now the highest paid fighter in the UFC.
Abdelaziz originally revealed that Nurmagomedov’s new deal with the UFC had a clause in it regarding the potential return of welterweight kingpin Georges St. Pierre, and now the outspoken manager told MMAFighting.com that his fighter’s new contract is set to make him the promotion’s highest paid athlete.
“My opinion right now, Khabib is the pound-for-pound greatest fighter we’ve ever seen,” Abdelaziz said. “He never lost. He’s never been caught.