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Rich Jones

Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager rates chances of UFC champion facing Conor McGregor

Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager has insisted he will never face Conor McGregor in a rematch.

McGregor called out Nurmagomedov on social media in the immediate aftermath of the Russian's win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 at the weekend.

"Book my rematch for Moscow", McGregor wrote after seeing his rival unify the UFC Lightweight Championship as he prepares for his comeback to The Octagon.

But Khabib's manager, Gary Stonehouse, says there is zero chance the pair will ever meet again, claiming they "don't want to go through this Conor bull**** again".

Asked by TMZ Sport what chance there would be of the pair ever making a rematch, he responded: "0.00%".

Khabib's manager says a rematch with Conor McGregor will never happen (Zuffa LLC)

Stonehouse launched a fresh attack on McGregor, branding him a "sour ex-girlfriend" and "irrelevant" as he insisted they should instead be focusing on Khabib's 28th straight win.

"Conor is like a sour, ex-girlfriend. She can't get anyone else - that's what Conor is," he stated. "He's irrelevant.

"He's not a good person.

"We don't want to talk about Conor, honestly.

Khabib beat Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 at the weekend (Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

"Khabib had such an amazing night on Saturday night. He fought a really great fight, he beat a world champion, that's what we should be talking about.

"Conor? Who cares. We already beat him, we already whooped his ass.

"There was no bad blood, he made it this ugly.

"That's the only thing he can do, promote ugliness. We promote peace.

"We don't want to go through this this Conor bull**** again."

McGregor was defeat by Khabib on his last appearance at UFC 229 last October (MediaNews Group via Getty Images)

Khabib beat McGregor by submission in their money-spinning UFC 229 clash last October to defend his lightweight crown.

McGregor has not appeared in The Octagon since and has been embroiled in controversy but is now preparing to make his long-awaited return to the sport.

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