Regardless of including a number of present and former champions to the cardboard, many are nonetheless upset on the high quality of UFC 300 however that might all be about to vary with Khabib Nurmagomedov’s potential return.
Rumors are suggesting that Leon Edwards is ready to place his belt on the road in opposition to rightful contender Belal Muhammad, however these plans could have now modified. The Brit is trying to make his third protection of the title when he steps into the octagon subsequent outing.
Amid the hypothesis of UFC 300 and who is ready to headline the massive occasion, Chael Sonnen believes he has pieced the reply collectively. Khabib Nurmagomedov may very well be on his approach again to the octagon after current feedback from his coach surfaced.
“Coach Javier Mendez, proprietor and chief of the American Kickboxing Academy, got here out in an interview and stated that Khabib is again coaching with me.”
“He stated, ‘Khabib at all times goes to observe, however he solely trains with me when he is preparing for a combat.’ And that’s all I do know.”
Sonnen then questioned why Khabib may have presumably returned to coaching along with his former coach, insisting UFC 300 may very well be a significant motive.
“There’s some motive that Leon versus Belal didn’t get made. It was anticipated and it was deliberate,” claimed Sonnen. “One thing grew to become accessible.”
“That is nothing greater than a rumor however it’s a rumor that got here from coach Mendez who’s coaching him. Who says, ‘I do not prepare him until it is for a combat.’ It is fascinating.”
“You recognize he is not going to return again at 55 [lightweight], and the very first affiliation went, in fact, to Canada. After all, it went to Georges St-Pierre. And that positive could be a super-fight, however how do you placed on high of the invoice a non-title when it is your greatest invoice that you’ve got ever booked? It is an fascinating scenario.”
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“There’s a motive that Belal and Leon is not booked and which may come round, but when that comes round that is as a result of the explanation I converse of fell out.”
“However there’s a motive. Khabib is coaching for a motive. Khabib shouldn’t be combating at 155 kilos ever once more and Dana’s not placing on UFC 300 with no title on high of the invoice.”
With many important names being both booked or unavailable for the date, a Khabib Nurmagomedov headliner may very well be precisely what UFC 300 is in search of.
Try Chael Sonnen’s principle within the video beneath.