Nurmagomedov vs McGregor [SPOILERS]

[GrahamB]

All my eastern European friends were saying that Conor really did not want to be insulting a Chechen's family... those guys take that very seriously. I guess they weren't kidding!

Shot from Roy Nelson's angle:

https://www.facebook.com/roynelsonmma/v ... 153016903/

Guy in black looked like Zabit Magomedsharipov to me. I think (off camera) he goes to strike Conor first, Conor counters and knocks him back then guy in red pops Conor in the back of the head a couple of times.

It all looks kind of coordinated....

[GrahamB]

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/10/7/1 ... r-mma-news

"White also confirmed that three members of Khabib’s team have since been arrested by Las Vegas police, but McGregor decided not to press charges. Stay tuned to Bloody Elbow for more updates."

[GrahamB]

Nothing to see here - I'm sure those Russian dudes just wandered into the cage looking for the world famous Salisbury Cathedral...

[GrahamB]

Joe Rogan analysis:

https://www.foxsports.com/ufc/video/1338606147585

[junglist]

I lost all my respect for Khabib. I lost my respect for Conor a long time ago but yeah, I hope Tony Ferguson completely destroys Khabib in their fight. That is, if Khabib is able to fight in America again.

[Peacedog]

To quote Ron Burgandy, "Well, that escalated quickly..."

[Steve James]

Obviously, Khabib was taking comments about his family personally. It was unprofessional, but it's happened before with other fighters. The emotions took over; he's not evil. This doesn't change my opinion of Khabib one way or the other.

Conor was sucker punched, but so what? He's not going to file charges, and he made $300 million for losing. Dana will do nothing to Khabib because the controversy just makes a Khabib/Conor rematch more profitable. The more hated Khabib is, the more money from the pay-per-view. The comments about WWE are well-taken, true or not. Was Vince McMahon at the event?

[Dmitri]

Where I grew up (very close to Chechnya, both geographically and culturally), we didn't have "yo mama is so..." kinds of jokes. You just NEVER go there, ever, or you're immediately eligible for an all-out, very serious fight -- or sometimes even a blade in your side. I remember being completely stunned at that sort of humor here in the US when I first got here (25 years ago)... Had to make a big mental/cultural adjustment, in that regard.

Anyway, just so y'all know. That sort of thing is definitively, unquestionably, and unforgivably "crossing the line" where he grew up. So... yeah.

[marvin8]

Obviously, Khabib was taking comments about his family personally. It was unprofessional, but it's happened before with other fighters. The emotions took over; he's not evil. This doesn't change my opinion of Khabib one way or the other.

Conor was sucker punched, but so what? He's not going to file charges, and he made $300 million for losing. Dana will do nothing to Khabib because the controversy just makes a Khabib/Conor rematch more profitable. The more hated Khabib is, the more money from the pay-per-view. The comments about WWE are well-taken, true or not. Was Vince McMahon at the event?

I didn't think it was that big of a deal when Khabib jumped out of the octagon, relative to Conor's past actions. I believe others have jumped out to celebrate a win. He confronted or attacked Dillon Danis (Conor's good friend and training partner) which there is no excuse. In November 2017, Conor jumped into a Bellator ring and shoved a referee, then in 2018 attacks the bus.

Khabib confronting Dillon Danis:
https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/10 ... 9087340544

Skip2MyMMA
Published on Oct 7, 2018

Dana White UFC 229 Press Conference: Khabib Nurmagomedov & Conor McGregor post-fight brawl. Conor not pressing charges on Khabib's teammates (zubaira tukhugov, islam makhachev) but they will never fight in UFC again:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryQEr_0Y82U

I don't understand. At post fight press conference, Khabib apologizes, but then walks off refusing to answer any media questions.

TheRingDigital
Published on Oct 7, 2018

In this video UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov talks about the post fight incident after his UFC 229 victory:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEHCJUQ2ogk

[Steve James]

Hey, what Khabib did was unprofessional, but human. Conor probably didn't have any bad feelings about Khabib's family. He was just trying to get inside Khabib's head and on his nerves. He did. That's why Khabib said he had no intentions of shaking hands after the bout. Lots of people thought that the fight would depend on how Khabib managed his nerves.

And, yeah, Conor has raised a ruckus in and outside the ring before.

[Steve James]

Don't watch. Complete spoiler.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZiWm40mg7Q

[dspyrido]

I subscribed to watch ufc 229 but was appalled when a fight broke out.

It's entertainment people and hype.

In the end the match went the way I expected (& hoped - yes I like khabib's no bullshit approach but do admire connors genetic freak arm length and how he uses it). Just annoyed I had to wait 2 years to see it.

The only surprise was seeing mcnuggets (gotta love cookie Ferguson for that one) get outpunched. Connor was not at his peak.

[middleway]

Connor was not at his peak.

I think Connor had a better camp for this fight than any other he has undertaken. He was not doing loads of promo etc and was fully focused on being his very best. I think we saw his best ... but in the face of Khabib that best didnt look as good. Khabib is a different animal and was not phased by Connors (and that asshat Dillon Danis') trash talking, he just got mad. The result was that at the end of the fight he went after Danis.

Knowing a few people from that part of the world, and how little sense of humour they have for insults to their family or country, To quote Nate Diaz ... "I'm Not suprised M***** Fuc****"

UFC has rankings that mean absolutely nothing, if someone has a bigger mouth, they get bigger fights. They literally reward behaivior that can lead to this situation... if anyone is to blame, IMO, its the UFC and their current business model.

[GrahamB]

I think Conor looked the worst I've seen him in this fight. He was just flat. Literally flat, of course, since he was on the bottom of a pounding from Kabib, but also just didn't have the same pop he used to have standing.

He's been doing a lot of business at the same time as training for this camp - launching a whisky label, etc.. you just can't have the same drive to train once you're a millionaire. The same old story, I guess.

[middleway]

He's been doing a lot of business at the same time as training for this camp - launching a whisky label, etc.. you just can't have the same drive to train once you're a millionaire. The same old story, I guess.

Good point, for someone so interested in cash, now he has it i guess the drive to fight isnt particularly there. I dont think if he was 100% commited to his fight prep we would have seen anything much different though tbh.

He is talking about the re-match already, but i cant see any reason Khabib would take that on. He isnt as motivated by money like many.