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.
Dana White on Khabib
"It was ridiculous. You just won a great fight, you're about to get the belt and respect, instead you decide to jump over the fence. It's bad. There's going to be an investigation, there will be big money fines."
Dana White has arrived for the post-UFC 229 press conference.
Stay tuned for live updates.
On the post fight brawl
"I saw one of Conor's guys yelling at Khabib, who then went after him. Two of Khabib's guys got into the octagon and one guy hit Conor with some shots from behind. That's it. The NSAC pulled the footage from us, there's an investigation going on."
On the fight purses
"They are holding Khabib's purse, they are not holding Conor's."
Dana White on Khabib
"If we put the belt on him in the octagon, I felt it was going to rain. I thought it would be a dangerous situation."
Dana White confirms Khabib's arrested team members have been released
"There were three guys who were arrested and they have been released because Conor didn't want to press charges."
On security
"They did a great job of containing it, that usually spreads like wildfire, so thanks to them."
On regrets over the events
"This isn't the last time guys are going to say mean things to each other. This is the fight game."
Dana White on the events of tonight
"Will these guys be able to get visas? I mean Khabib. The biggest night ever and I couldn't be more disappointed. I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed."
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