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.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov would have made $500,000 if he fought Tony Ferguson at UFC 209
If he would have competed Saturday night at UFC 209 , Nurmagomedov would have made $500,000 in show money, the biggest fight purse of his career, per a document obtained by MMA Fighting via the Nevada Athletic Commission . Nurmagomedov was slated to face Tony Ferguson for the interim lightweight title in the co-main event of the card.