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UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson believes Conor McGregor should forget about fighting Floyd Mayweather and defend his belt against the winner of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson.

"I'd like to see Conor defend his belt," Johnson said during an appearance on The Buzzer.

"I'd rather see Conor fight the winner of Tony (Ferguson) and Khabib (Nurmagomedov)."

Meanwhile, UFC president Dana White has denied Nate Diaz's claim that he's been put on ice and claimed to have recently offered the Stockton native a fight.

“We just offered Nate Diaz a fight, and we’re waiting to hear back from him, so we’ll see, White told MMA Junkie.

"These guys say they want a fight – I offered Nick Diaz two fights. He turned down two fights. I offered him Robbie Lawler.

"Robbie Lawler accepted the fight. Then I offered him Demian Maia. Nick Diaz turned down two fights. And then we just offered Nate a fight.”

And finally, Khabib Nurmagomedov's coach, Javier Mendez, has hailed the Russian for holding out for a fight with Tony Ferguson.

"It feels great for him. This is what he wanted and he held out," Mendez told Starsport. "Because they put Jose Aldo in his spot and he refused it and he stood his ground.

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"He said, ‘No, I don’t want to fight with Aldo, I want to fight with Tony Ferguson. He deserves the title shot against me and that’s who I want.’

"He’s obviously very happy because he played it correctly and he stood out for what he wanted."