Conor McGregor vs Khabib LIVE: Fight ends in chaos as police drag victorious Khabib off McGregor's cornermen
Re-live LIVE coverage of the biggest event in the history of the UFC
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Your support makes all the difference.Conor McGregor suffered the second defeat of his UFC career after being submitted by unbeaten UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in arguably the biggest event in the history of the UFC, but the fight descended into chaos immediately after it ended as both fighters were involved in post-match brawls.
A typically acrimonious build-up to the fight, with McGregor ending up in a New York courtroom after he attempted to attack his rival backstage at a UFC event in April, unsurprisingly led to bad blood between the pair, but no one was prepared for the scenes that followed the fight.
After dominating McGregor throughout the first three rounds, Khabib choked McGregor out to force him into submitting, but reacted by jumping over the Octagon fence to confront his teammates, while members from his own stable jumped into the Octagon to attack McGregor. Re-live all the action here.
Essential information:
When is UFC 229?
Khabib vs McGregor will take place on 6 October 2018, or 7 October for UK fans. The fight takes place in Las Vegas, which means it’s going to be a very late night (or very early morning) for all British fight fans.
Where is UFC 229?
Like most of the UFC’s big events, UFC 229 will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
It’s the same venue that staged Mayweather vs McGregor, as Nurmagomedov’s unanimous decision victory over Edson Barboza back in December 2017.
What are their records?
- Nurmagomedov: 26 fights, 26 wins. (8 KOs, 8 submissions, 10 decisions.)
- McGregor: 24 fights, 21 wins, 3 losses. (18 KOs, 1 submission, 2 decisions.) (All defeats by way of submission.)
Where can I watch it?
BT Sport.
On what Khabib said to Dana in the octagon after
"Khabib said to me 'put my belt on me'. I said no, he said 'I don't care, I'm ready for this. If I have to be arrested, I have to be arrested but I want my belt around me'."
Seems a bit silly really.
Dana White on both Khabib and McGregor
"These guys don't give a s*** about suspensions. This is some street s***, it's completely different. Khabib wanted to fight him as soon as he could [after the bus attack]."
"The governor [of Nevada] was here tonight, he ran out of the building. That's not good [for Khabib]."
Dana White on Khabib's team
"What I heard was three of his guys were arrested, then they [police] went to McGregor and he said he would not press charges. If these guys are in the UFC, they will not fight again."
On if Khabib will be paid
"It takes so long for the numbers to come in. He won't get a check for a while."
On security
"Did you see how much police was here tonight? I don’t even know if the city was safe because of all the police here. I think every cop was here. We went above and beyond to make sure this wouldn't be happen. What are you going to do?"
Will Khabib be stripped of his title?
"We'll see. The NSAC is going to hand down some type of fine or suspension, we'll see. I don't know. If he gets suspended, it depends how long it is but yeah he will probably get stripped if it's a long suspension."
On the magnitude of what's happened
"This is one of those events where soccer mom's are tuning in. It's just disappointing to me. It's a bad night for me and for many other people who have covered the sport for a long time."
On PPV buys
"I don't give a s*** how many PPV buys this thing did. I swear on my daughters life. I'm in a bad mood now."
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