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A rematch with Conor McGregor still doesn't appeal to Khabib Nurmagomedov, who told TMZ Sports (h/t ESPN's Marc Raimondi) on Wednesday that talk of the two fighting again can be dismissed as merely motivated by "drama and money":
Nurmagomedov doesn't believe a second scrap with McGregor would be a credible option for the UFC lightweight division of which he is champion. Specifically, Nurmagomedov was not wowed by McGregor beating Donald Cerrone in 40 seconds at UFC 246 in January.
According to Nurmagomedov, the challenge is for McGregor to prove himself all over again and test himself against tougher competition: "[Cerrone is] not a high-level lightweight, or welterweight, right now.