5 Dream UFC Opponents For Khabib Nurmagomedov

Khabib Nurmagomedov is coming off of the biggest win of his 27-fight undefeated career. The Russian forced Conor McGregor to tap out in the 4th round of their fight which was billed as the biggest in UFC history.

This event smashed the previous PPV buys record of 1.6m by achieving 2.4m. Because of this, Khabib's stock has rapidly increased. His Instagram followers more than doubled to over 12m, after the fight.

As expected, 'The Eagle' is not short of options. The Russian recently called out boxing legend, Floyd Mayweather to a boxing match. Despite 'Money' seemingly accepting the challenge, this fight seems a little far-fetched.

50 Cent recently offered Khabib $2m to fight for him at Bellator due to the fact that his $2m fight purse is being withheld and also amid the threats Khabib made to quit the UFC. Despite all of the ongoing drama, we are going to be looking at 5 dream opponents in his current organisation, the UFC.

#5 Kevin Lee

Many people believe that this is the man with the best chance at beating the unstoppable Khabib. This is because of the wrestling ability that Kevin Lee has.

Many feel that with his top-level wrestling, he can nullify Khabib's strengths and utilise his own on route to victory. This fight however seems very unlikely to happen anytime soon as 'The Eagle' is at the top of the game right now and has many options at his disposal.

Lee is currently ranked #4 in the lightweight division and for him to land this fight he would most likely have to defeat either Tony Ferguson, a man who he has already fallen to or, Conor McGregor.

Unfortunately for 'The Motown Phenom', those two fights also seem a very long way away. Lee should target a fight with Dustin Poirier next to give him a real opportunity to throw his name in the hat.

#4 Conor McGregor

Many people will argue with this inclusion because of how the first meeting unfolded. Despite Khabib dominating most of the first fight, you can never rule out 'The Notorious One'.

He has shown bounce-back ability before. McGregor avenged his loss to Nate Diaz after going back to the drawing boards and it would be foolish to claim that he couldn't do it again.

All it would take is for the Irishman to stuff the take-down to make things very interesting. Yes, we know that is easier said than done but McGregor did show some encouraging signs when it came to defending the take-downs in the first fight.

As expected, McGregor has requested an immediate rematch with the Russian, however, reports have recently come out that 'The Eagle' has since rejected the opportunity to run it back and it is understood that Khabib has told McGregor to 'get back in line'. Dana White however has rubbished those reports.

#3 Tyron Woodley

This would be a true test of Khabib's wrestling, and against a bigger man. It has been well documented that 'The Eagle' struggles to get down to 155 pounds so this fight is a real possibility.

Neither fighter has really been tested in recent times but that would certainly change if they were matched with one another. Also the fact that this would be a champion versus champion clash makes it an absolute dream fight for the fans.

There are so many intriguing aspects to this fight. You have a man who has the best take-down deference in UFC history, in Woodley against a man who holds the record for the most take-downs in a single fight, in Khabib.

Also, if Woodley was to be able to keep this one on the feet, then the questions about Khabib's chin would well and truly be answered. Even if the fight was to take place on the mat, would 'The Eagle' be able to control a bigger man who is very accomplished on the ground? So many questions would be answered.

#2 Tony Ferguson

A fight that just can't seem to be made. Khabib Nurmagomedov versus Tony Ferguson has been scheduled to take place an incredible four times without success, but never would it be bigger than if it were to take place now.

Ferguson is the #1 ranked lightweight in the UFC, so logically he really should be next in line. Especially when you add that to the fact that the man is also riding an 11-fight winning streak, most recently defeating former champion, Anthony Pettis on his return from a recent knee injury.

It would be a very interesting match-up of styles. Both men provide constant pressure going forward. 'El Cucuy' is also no slouch on the mat, a mistake from Khabib and he could find himself in a submission. Reports have recently come out claiming that 'The Eagle' wants to fight Ferguson next and then retire

#1 Georges St-Pierre

This is a fight that has G.O.A.T status written all over it. Recent reports have come out claiming that GSP has targeted Khabib as his comeback fight and that the lightweight champion is perfect motivation for him.

He wants to be the man to inflict a first career loss on the Russian. Like Woodley, GSP would be the bigger man in this match-up, he's the former middleweight champion so it would be interesting to see if 'The Eagle' can do what he does against lightweights, to a man of this size.

It will also test Khabib's grappling skills against one of the best grapplers the UFC has ever seen. As already mentioned, it would be very hard to argue that the winner of this fight isn't the greatest of all time.

Victory for GSP would see him make history and become the first ever 3-weight world champion, providing that the contest takes place at lightweight of course.