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UFC Boss Laughs Off Pay Demands by Khabib’s Team: ‘They Know What’s Realistic for Them’

Last week Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, made some outlandish demands regarding his fighter’s next payday.

Ben Askren, [Tyron] Woodley, none of these guys can touch Khabib,” Abdelaziz said. “Especially if they’re scared to get tired and these guys, they get tired. Now, I’m not even worried about Tyron or Ben Askren, I’m worrying about somebody bringing $50 million to $100 million to the table and none of these guys can bring $200,000 to the table.”

Abdelaziz went on to point at the Nurmagomedov’s opponent at UFC 229, Conor McGregor, was rumored to have made $50 million for their Oct.