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BetOnline currently has Khabib Nurmagomedov as the -360 favorite to beat Dustin Poirier +295 September 7 for UFC 242. Tantalizing as that fight may be, a Conor McGregor vs. Khabib rematch will draw more viewers, and more bettors.
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UFC President Dana White teased at the notion during a UFC 240 press conference, indicating that McGregor could step in should something happen to Poirier.
“Yeah, I talked to him last week, he wants to come back.” White said about McGregor. “Really what he’s doing is looking to see how everything plays out in September. I was just thinking out there, as of right now ... Khabib and Poirier are fighting. You know how this business works: anything can happen and usually does. So I think he’s just sort of waiting to see how it all plays out and does he have an opportunity somewhere to jump in and make something happen.”
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Khabib is actually the least reliable when compared to Poirier. If anything were to happen forcing McGregor to step in, there's a good chance he'll be taking on Poirier, not Khabib.
But Poirier has had to pull out of a fight in the past. That occurred with UFC 230 when he could not fight due to a hip injury.
So far, BetOnline has not posted odds on McGregor-Khabib or McGregor-Poirier for UFC 242, but keep watching.
- Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com
