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Published 10:01 11 Aug 2015 BST
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Khan has trained with UFC legends Georges St-Pierre and Andrei Arlovski in recent years and is involved with the Indian MMA promotion SFL.
The English boxer has fought at lightweight, light-welterweight and welterweight in the past but is a current welterwight [140-147lbs].
Conor McGregor fights at 145lbs in the UFC but has expressed an interest in stepping up to 155lbs.
The only impediment to this match, for Khan, may be close to home.
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