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Dana White: I’m going to push Khabib as hard as I can to make a comeback

Dana White is determined to convince Khabib Nurmagomedov to make a comeback, and the UFC president will stop at nothing to get it done.

Nurmagomedov retired following his submission win over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 but White will meet with ‘The Eagle’ in Abu Dhabi later this month to talk about booking his final fight in the UFC.

“I’m obviously meeting with him because I believe that he should fight again,” White said in an interview with ESPN (h/t Alexander K. Lee of MMA Fighting). “I mean, look at what he did to Justin Gaethje.