Nurmagomedov also repeatedly questioned why Ferguson had started asking for more money when the UFC first tried to book the fight .
Nurmagomedov also repeatedly had turned down the Russian star 's own offer to directly pay him an extra $200,000 if he accepted the match - up .
Nurmagomedov also repeatedly questioned why Ferguson had started asking for more money when the UFC first tried to book the fight , yet had turned down the Russian star 's own offer to directly pay him an extra $200,000 if he accepted the match - up .