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Seconds after the fight, Nurmagomedov hurled his mouthpiece towards McGregor’s corner, then proceeded to climb out of the octagon and charged toward McGregor's cornerman Dillon Danis. Soon after, McGregor and Abubakar Nurmagomedov (cousin of Khabib) also tried to climb out of the octagon, but a scuffle broke out between them. [24]
Soon afterwards, McGregor and Abubakar Nurmagomedov, Khabib's cousin, also attempted to exit the octagon, but a scuffle broke out after McGregor punched Abubakar, who then punched him back. [248] Two of Nurmagomedov's cornermen retaliated: Esed Emiragaev and Zubaira Tukhugov . [ 249 ]
Following the melee that ensued after Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor at UFC 229 on Saturday night in Las Vegas, the Nevada State Athletic Commission has already taken preliminary action.
At UFC 229, Danis—a member of Conor McGregor's corner team—was involved in a melee when Khabib Nurmagomedov, after submitting McGregor, proceeded to throw his mouthpiece at McGregor's corner team and then scaled the cage and appeared to jump towards Danis. [38] Danis responded by throwing punches at Khabib before an all-out brawl ensued. [39]
There was something else going at the UFC 229 news conference as McGregor unleashed a torrent of insults and animosity in the direction of Nurmagomedov, the 26-0 lightweight champion. The hate ...
Conor McGregor is claiming a spiritual victory over Khabib Nurmagomedov, thanks to the post-UFC 229 brawl.
In his first comments since a post-fight brawl in the UFC 229 main event, Conor McGregor congratulated Khabib Nurmagomedov and suggested a rematch.
On April 3, 2018, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Artem Lobov had an altercation, in which Nurmagomedov and his entourage cornered Lobov and slapped him multiple times. [49] [50] Lobov is known to be close to Conor McGregor, with whom Nurmagomedov previously had verbal altercations and trash talk exchanges. [51]