When Khabib Nurmagomedov claimed Floyd Mayweather couldn’t KO him in boxing, wanted a bizarre 12-round hybrid fight to prove point
In 2020, ahead of his UFC 249 fight against Tony Ferguson, Khabib Nurmagomedov made a bold claim: he could defeat boxing legend Floyd Mayweather in a 12-round hybrid fight. The undefeated UFC lightweight champion had been campaigning for a crossover bout with Mayweather since his dominant victory over Conor McGregor in 2018. Nurmagomedov proposed a…