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UFC President Dana White isn’t sure about an immediate rematch between lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. But if they do run it back at some point, don’t expect much – if any – intervention from the promotion to keep the peace.

Nurmagomedov (27-0 MMA, 11-0 UFC) successfully defended his title last month with a submission win over McGregor (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) at UFC 229. Chaos ensued moments later as Nurmagomedov jumped the octagon fence and went after McGregor’s corner, inciting a brawl on the arena floor and inside the cage.

Afterward, Nurmagomedov explained that his actions were the result of the bitter build-up to the fight, which started with McGregor attacking a fighter bus carrying Nurmagomedov in April at UFC 223. It continued as the fight got closer, with McGregor talking trash about Nurmagomedov’s religion, father and country, which the champion took very personal.

Does White have any concern about things getting out of hand between Nurmagomedov and McGregor a second time? Not really.

“Well, my philosophy on this stuff is that this a fight,” White said in an ESPN.com Q&A. “Since the beginning of time people have said mean things to each other in a fight, no matter what. Muhammad Ali called Joe Frazier an Uncle Tom back when that was one of the worst things you could say to a guy. He called him a gorilla – ‘it’s gonna be a thriller and a chiller when I get the gorilla in Manilla’ – and things like that. And for the rest of his life, (Frazier) hated Muhammad Ali, hated him for the things that he said about him.

“This is not the nice business; this is the fight business. This wasn’t the first time that mean things were said to another person, and it won’t be the last.”

White’s outlook should come as no surprise. It was White who signed off on the promotion using footage of McGregor’s assault for the promotion’s “Embedded” series and later to hype the UFC 229 headliner, even after White called it “the most disgusting thing that has ever happened in the history of the company.”

Both Nurmagomedov and McGregor said prior to UFC 229 that there would be no chance of peace between them after the fight. On Monday, though, Nurmagomedov at least expressed the possibility of reconciliation.

As for whether an immediate rematch is even possible, White said he’s not even considering it until the Nevada State Athletic Commission issues punishment to both fighters for their roles in the UFC 229 brawl.

“I don’t know if the immediate rematch happens because we got to see what the Nevada State Athletic Commission hands down in December when that hearing happens,” White said. “So I’m not even thinking about that. I’m thinking about possibilities in the future but, right now, not even worth thinking about until we find out what happens in Nevada.”

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