Khabib Nurmagomedov missed out on $500,000 payday at UFC 209

Not only did Khabib Nurmagomedov miss out on the biggest fight of his career at UFC 209 – with a chance to become the UFC’s interim lightweight champion – he also missed out on a massive $500,000 payday. That’s according to MMA Fighting and ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, who recently obtained a document from the Nevada Athletic Commission disclosing Nurmagomedov’s show money.