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Khabib Nurmagomedov Mocks Conor McGregor: 'This Is Not a Burger King's Sport'

Khabib Nurmagomedov has a warning for UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor; take the money and run.

With McGregor's future still uncertain and Nurmagomedov poised for his first-ever pay-per-view main event, the grappling specialist is marking his territory right now. And he said the Octagon is no place for McGregor in 2018.

"I don't know why they talk about this. A lot of people call him like a king, but he's not like a king. He's now Burger King. Now he's Burger King," said Nurmagomedov to Yahoo Sports' Kevin Iole (h/t MMAWeekly.com for the transcription).