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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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.
Dana White on the events of UFC 229
What happened?
"A lot of bad stuff. A lot of stuff that shouldn't happen, Khabib jumped over the cage and went after one of Conor's guys who I guess was trash talking him. I don't know what to say right now, I'm disgusted."
On Conor McGregor
"I just talked with him, he's OK. He's upset about the fight not the fight after the fight."
On Khabib
"Three of his guys have been arrested, I believe they're being taken to jail right now. If we put the belt on him in the octagon, people would throw everything they have on him so I said let's just get him out. It was clear, the rivalry would not be over after the fight. We had so much security here and it was interesting. I did not see that one coming."
On Daniel Cormier
"Daniel was great [in calming Khabib down]."
On what happens next
"What happens here is three guys have been arrested, they'll have charges filed against them and god knows what the Nevada state commission is going to do to Khabib and his team, will they ever get a visa again? I don't know."
Stick with us as more news follows from what can only be described as a crazy event.
What will happen next for Khabib? Where does McGregor go from here?
We'll have this and more.
Tony Ferguson speaking after UFC 229
On the events of Khabib-McGregor
"Absolutely unprofessional, it was uncalled for. We're trying to clear the sport up. Bad part on Khabib he should've walked away like a man.
"You see this in all different sports, you're supposed to squash this in the octagon but... on to the next one, I'm the champ."
If it wasn't already obvious, Conor McGregor will not be attending a press conference post-fight, it has been confirmed.
No word on if Khabib will or not but it seems just as unlikely.
Tony Ferguson with a message direct to Dana White
"Give me Conor, give me Khabib. I don't care - just don't neglect me anymore."
Now this is a great view of all the post-fight chaos inside the octagon.
Dana White has revealed that Conor McGregor has received his check from the Nevada state commission but Khabib's is currently being withheld.
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