Former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren said in a tweet that he wants to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC 165-pound title later this year
"Just heard what Khabib said, he will find his levels when he can’t get off his back and I am big brothering him. Will fight him@for 165lb title in October/November of this year," Askren wrote on Twitter.
Recently, Nurmagomedov was asked about Askren and a potential showdown against the former Bellator and ONE titleholder, Bloody Elbow reported.
"He never fight in the UFC. He has to fight in the UFC first of all. He has to show his levels, because I see how someone smash him in ONE FC. Somebody like smashed him in ONE FC. He just signed to the UFC and tried talk, you know. But now everybody tries to talk and promote these things, but you have to compete in the UFC, then we’re gonna see his levels," Khabib said.
