He noticeably left out Anderson Silva and arch rival Jon Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) because of their past history with testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

UFC icon Daniel Cormier has poured cold water on rumours of a Conor McGregor return.

UFC legend Daniel Cormier is a close friend of Nurmagomedov and on a recent edition of the Club Shay Shay podcast, he revealed that Khabib to this day, refuses to speak McGregor's name.