Khabib shuts down McGregor rematch: He begged me ‘please don’t kill me’ at UFC 229

Photo by Harry How/Getty ImagesIf Khabib Nurmagomedov’s latest interview is anything to go by, former UFC double-champ Conor McGregor can kiss goodbye to a rematch with the undefeated Dagestani.

Speaking to reporters at a UFC 242 pre-fight press conference to hype his upcoming lightweight title unification bout against Dustin Poirier, ‘The Eagle’ shot down any talk of a rematch with McGregor and said the Irishman begged for his life at UFC 229.

“The last three years he only have one victory in amateur boxing, how [does] he deserve rematch?” Nurmagomedov said about McGregor, per MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin. “He tapped. He begged me ‘please, don’t kill me’ and he talks about rematch. Tony…