Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor 2 would make a truckload of money. But Joe Rogan is taking a hard pass. He has another opponent in mind for Nurmagomedov, the UFC lightweight champion.
Rogan, the UFC’s color commentator, said recently on his Joe Rogan Experience podcast that he’d rather see Tony Ferguson get Nurmagomedov next. Ferguson is coming off a stoppage finish over Anthony Pettis at UFC 229 earlier this month, the same card in which Nurmagomedov beat Conor McGregor by fourth-round submission.
In Rogan’s mind, Nurmagomedov beat McGregor in fairly one-sided fashion and an immediate rematch is not necessary from a sporting point of view.