For all his campaign ads painting him as a fearless warrior taking on President Trump, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is apparently afraid to take on his own primary challenger unless everything is rigged in his favor.

Meaning a single one-on-one debate in a location and format of his choosing, at a time when as few voters as possible watch.

Indeed, opponent Cynthia Nixon says her campaign was given no input on the arrangements, and was presented the terms on “a take-it-or-leave-it basis.”

She took it, so they’ll face off Aug. 29 at Hofstra on WCBS, Ch. 2. And, at Cuomo’s insistence, both candidates will be seated.

According to Team Nixon, CBS management openly admitted that the only way to get Cuomo to show up (he failed to respond to two other debate invites) was to give him “everything he wanted.”

Neither the governor nor CBS has disputed the Nixon camp’s account of the “negotiations,” which sure sounds like the notorious control-freak Cuomo’s M.O.

Even that is an improvement over four years ago, when the governor refused to face off against challenger Zephyr Teachout, calling debates “a disservice to democracy.”

Back during his own first run for governor in 2002, however, he deemed debates a “good, honest discussion of the issues.” Cuomo’s attitude plainly changes depending on his poll numbers.

Still, Nixon says she’s ready to debate Cuomo “backwards and in high heels if she has to.” Great — let’s bring it on.