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.
I can confirm something.
These lads are big.
This is going to be painful. For them. Not me, obvs.
For those of you who've only just joined the coverage for the main card, firstly it's OK, secondly, there was a pretty bizarre moment earlier on tonight.
Have a read of it...
Derrick Lewis, with 30 seconds of the third and final round to go, launches a blistering attack and lands so heavily with a straight right before destroying Volkov with a ground and pound.
That was absurd. Wow.
Derrick Lewis on why he took his shorts off after his win
"Because my balls was hot."
Derrick Lewis after beating Volkov...
"Donald Trump called me before the fight and told me I have to knock this mother****** of a Russian out because they are making us look bad with all this s*** in the news with Putin and s***."
Interesting.
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