Khabib Nurmagomedov threatens to leave UFC if teammate is released

The UFC lightweight champion isn’t happy with his employers and told the world about it Thursday.

Fresh off his fourth round submission win over Conor McGregor and the subsequent post-fight melee at Saturday’s UFC 229, Khabib Nurmagomedov threatened to leave UFC if they cut his teammate.

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The fighter in question is Zubaira Tukhugov, a UFC featherweight who is scheduled to face McGregor teammate Artem Lobov at the UFC Moncton, Canada, event in just a few weeks. He was part of the post-fight brawl in which Nurmagomedov left the cage in an attempt to fight McGregor teammate Dillon Danis, an altercation that spilled over into the cage as well.

After the show, Dana White said that any of Nurmagomedov’s teammates involved would be done with the UFC, but they have yet to announce any releases or other sanctions.