Conor McGregor didn't waste time asking for a rematch against UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov after the titleholder beat Dustin Poirier on Saturday at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:
Nurmagomedov used a rear-naked choke in the third round to beat the challenger and move to 28-0 for his professional MMA career. He previously beat McGregor at UFC 229 in October 2018.
After UFC 242, UFC President Dana White announced that Tony Ferguson is the next contender for Nurmagomedov's lightweight belt should he accept.
That shouldn't be an issue based on Ferguson's comments to ESPN's Ariel Helwani (h/t Adam Guillen Jr.