Ali Abdelaziz, the Egyptian who was labelled a “terrorist rat” by the Irishman, says McGregor was carried along in the Las Vegas bout before he was submitted in the fourth round.
The deplorable post-fight scenes in which Nurmagomedov attacked a member of McGregor’s team and the Notorious, 30, was then set upon by two of Dagestani’s entourage, would only serve up more spice and interest in the rerun.
But Abdelaziz told ESPN the Dubliner suffered such a mauling on November 6 that he knows better than to chase a repeat.
He said: “He says he want it but he don't want it.
“How you want something like that? How you want a nightmare hunting you for 25 minutes?
Abdelaziz said Khabib, 30, could have finished the fight as early as the first round but he extended the show to inflict maximum pain.
The 27-0 MMA sensation was seen taunting his rival throughout the bout, before locking in the decisive rear-naked choke.
The contest was not remotely close enough for a rematch to be called for and Nurmagomedov is already looking toward his next challenge.
Abdelaziz said: “You have to understand, Khabib carried this boy.
“Khabib could have finished in the first, second, third round. He finished him in the fourth round.
“He carried him to punish him. Conor was an enemy, a true enemy, to all of us.
“When you defeat an enemy, you move on – especially when the enemy surrenders."
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