Jorge Masvidal eyeing big-money fight with UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov but demands he is paid 'motherf*****g handsomely' to drop to lightweight

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Jorge Masvidal has said he is willing to drop down to lightweight in order to secure a mega-money clash with UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Masvidal has won his last three fights with Darren Till, Ben Askren and Nate Diaz all losing to the 35-year-old.

The American has been impressing at welterweight but could drop down to lightweight in order to end Khabib's undefeated status.

Jorge Masvidal is eyeing a big-money fight with UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov 

'The moolah's gonna talk, man,' said Masvidal on his YouTube channel, via MMA Fighting. 

'155 is such a battle with my weight. Once I'm at around 172 to 173 pounds, I'm at around five per cent body fat already, six per cent body fat. So I just don't have a lot of room to play with and still get to 155.

'It's a lot of water, it's always been a lot of water. That doesn't leave me the night of the fight in the best shape that I could possibly be, like how I compete at 170 and have that explosion, I can explode a little bit more and for longer. At '55 it would be a little different. 

Masvidal is keen on fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov but will need to drop down to lightweight

'But that's not to say I couldn't win one and that I couldn't make the weight. I would just have to be rewarded so motherf*****g handsomely for me to drop down to '55 and compete with anybody. 

'So whatever, if they were to cough up that money I'd be in a hurry to get down there and show what I'm worth.'

Khabib is set to go head to head with Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 on April 19 with Masvidal in contention to fight the winner if he drops down to lightweight.