UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has in contrast defeating Conor McGregor to taking a trip within the Maldives.
All the best way again at UFC 229 in late 2018, Khabib Nurmagomedov fought Conor McGregor within the greatest battle within the historical past of blended martial arts. Whereas many followers and pundits have been break up on how the bout would go, ultimately, it was Nurmagomedov who managed to safe a reasonably dominant victory, ending issues off with a nasty submission earlier than beginning a brawl within the crowd with McGregor’s workforce.
Whereas Khabib has stated that he hopes Conor can flip his life round within the current day, that actually doesn’t erase the dangerous blood that has existed between them for thus lengthy. These two males have gone backwards and forwards at each other for years, each earlier than and after their iconic Las Vegas battle. Whereas issues aren’t notably hostile proper now, you by no means know the place the subsequent shot is coming from, though there’s a great probability it will likely be from the Irishman.
In a latest interview, Khabib spoke candidly about preventing McGregor, in addition to the way it felt to get his hand raised on that well-known night time.
Khabib discusses McGregor victory
“One factor is de facto, actually lovely on this world: While you don’t like someone, you go contained in the cage, you smash him, they usually offer you cash,” Nurmagomedov stated of McGregor in a media occasion in Chicago (h/t S Khalil). “Exterior of the cage, should you do that, you go to jail. I used to be ready for this second for thus lengthy. I couldn’t solely battle, but in addition speak to him. I used that second to get pleasure from – the best way such as you go to Maldives. It was my trip.”
Quotes through MMA Junkie
