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.
Tonight might be the night of headkicks.
Martin beat LaFlare with a headkick followed by punches.
Lentz beat Mayard with a headkick followed by punches.
It's obviously too early to say that. Hope you sensed the tone, guys.
This was taken after McGregor knocked Aldo out back in 2014.
If you look closely enough, you might spot someone in the crowd...
Yana Kunitskaya beats Lina Lansberg via unanimous decision!
30-27, 30-27, 30-27.
The perfect way to start off her bantamweight career.
So after Nik Lentz beat Maynard tonight, he said something some might just see as a bit controversial...
Dana White is expecting something huge from UFC 229.
“It's a massive fight. I knew this was the fight to make,” White said after the fight was announced late on Friday night. “And I believe that this the biggest fight in the history of the company, other than the (Floyd) Mayweather fight.
“This thing is going to be massive. You have two of these guys, who are actually both straight killers, coming out of the gate and going straight after each other head-to-head. And in their prime – it’s incredible.”
"Ali was a man who stood for something and lost everything. McGregor is a man who pointedly stands for nothing and yet has gained everything he ever dreamed of," writes Luke Brown.
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