PFL’s Donn Davis promises to “Keep Usman happy” after UFC tease
During a recent fan Q+A hosted by MMA Fighting, Davis responded to Nurmagomedov’s remarks.
“How many of you said you were going to move to Florida and retire in four years? And how many of you do it?” Davis replied to Nurmagomedov. “1 in 10? 1 in 5? How many people say they’re going to go to the Super Bowl and do it? And not do it? People say things all the time and then they don’t do it… my goal is to make my man Usman [Nurmagomedov] happy. My goal is to make my man Usman successful, financially rich, and a champion. So that in two years, he forgets he even says this today…
Davis was then asked what the PFL’s plans are to keep Nurmagomedov happy in hopes of retaining him.
“He’ll face everybody that’s exciting eventually,” Davis said. “Every fighter is different. What we try to do is meet a fighter where they are. We don’t have one size fits all. What Paul Hughes wants, is different from what Francis Ngannou wants, and is different from what Cedric Doumbe wants. We try to do a custom suit for what could work for the company…we have no playbook that we run. The other guys have a playbook, we have a ‘What would you like?’ playbook. So I think we’re in a great position to keep him happy. I think two years is infinite time in the fighting world, and I say we can all talk about this question in two years.”
As of this writing, Nurmagomedov’s next Bellator title defense hasn’t been announced. He could potentially face Paul Hughes, who defeated AJ McKee last Saturday.
