After his victory, Nurmagomedov told reporters that he wanted to make his next fight a charity event in Africa to help raise money for people who “cannot get even proper drinking water”, although he acknowledged he would need the UFC’s backing to make it happen.

“If we can raise US$50 million, or even US$40 million or US$30 million, then this money can be used for charity in these countries,” he said, according to Gulf News. 

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“We are famous and we have a lot of money, but we need to stay focused and humble,” he said.

UFC president Dana White has indicated his intention to take UFC to Africa – although not for charity – and while he has not commented on Nurmagomedov’s proposition, he has suggested some potential opponents for the 30-year-old to fight next, one of whom is McGregor.

Nurmagomedov beat McGregor by submission at UFC 229 in October, after months of headline-grabbing build-up, including the Irishman attacking a bus carrying Nurmagomedov in New York and calling him a “Dagestani rat”.

After the fight, Nurmagomedov jumped the cage to launch an attack on McGregor’s cageside friend Dillon Danis, for which Nurmagomedov was fined US$500,000 by the UFC.

McGregor and Nurmagomedov have continued their rivalry outside the cage, with Nurmagomedov recently saying he would fight McGregor in the street because he is not afraid of going to jail.

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Following Nurmagomedov’s victory over Poirier, McGregor called for a rematch with the Russian, tweeting: “Book my rematch for Moscow”.

However, Nurmagomedov has said the Irishman must win another fight before facing him again.

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This article originally appeared on Business Insider.