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Date:  Saturday, October 6, 2018
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass):  22:15 BCT / 3:15pm PST / 6:15pm EST
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1):  00:00 BCT / 5pm PST / 8pm EST
Main Card (PPV):  2:00 BCT / 7pm PST / 10pm EST
Live Streams: http://www.fìrstrow.eu/

https://i.imgur.com/reIfwTm.jpg

Main Card (PPV)

https://i.imgur.com/X1kAVPE.gif Khabib Nurmagomedov (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khabib_Nurmagomedov) (26-0) vs. https://i.imgur.com/rSXhCci.gif Conor McGregor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conor_McGregor) (21-3) (Lightweight)
https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Tony Ferguson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Ferguson) (23-3) vs. https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Anthony Pettis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Pettis) (21-7) (Lightweight)
https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Ovince Saint Preux (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovince_Saint_Preux) (23-11) vs. https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Dominick Reyes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominick_Reyes) (9-0) (Light Heavyweight)
https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Derrick Lewis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Lewis_(fighter)) (20-5) vs. https://i.imgur.com/X1kAVPE.gif Alexander Volkov (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Volkov_(fighter)) (30-6) (Heavyweight)
https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Michelle Waterson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Waterson) (15-6) vs. https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Felice Herrig (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felice_Herrig) (14-7) (Women's Strawweight)

Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)

https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Sean O'Malley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_O%27Malley_(fighter)) (10-0) vs. https://i.imgur.com/U9DtY2I.gif Jose Alberto Quinonez (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Alberto_Qui%C3%B1%C3%B3nez) (7-2) (Bantamweight)
https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Sergio Pettis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Pettis) (17-3) vs. https://i.imgur.com/1M3a7Pb.gif Jussier Formiga (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jussier_Formiga) (21-5) (Flyweight)
https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Vicente Luque (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_Luque) (13-6-1) vs. https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Jalin Turner (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jalin-Turner-158269) (7-3) (Welterweight)
https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Aspen Ladd (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspen_Ladd) (6-0) vs. https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Tonya Evinger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonya_Evinger) (19-6) (Women's Bantamweight)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)

https://i.imgur.com/S1w8SqT.gif Lina Lansberg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_L%C3%A4nsberg) (8-3) vs. https://i.imgur.com/X1kAVPE.gif Yana Kunitskaya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yana_Kunitskaya) (10-4) (Women's Bantamweight)
https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Scott Holtzman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Holtzman) (11-2) vs. https://i.imgur.com/1M3a7Pb.gif Alan Patrick (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Patrick_(fighter)) (15-1) (Lightweight)
https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Gray Maynard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Maynard) (13-6-1) vs. https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Nik Lentz (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nik_Lentz) (28-9-2) (Lightweight)
https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Ryan LaFlare (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_LaFlare) (14-2) vs. https://i.imgur.com/TNaFXPM.gif Tony Martin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Martin_(fighter)) (13-4) (Welterweight)

Thanks to the Puertorican for letting me use this content (https://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1159200/UFC_229:_Khabib_vs._McGregor.html).

UFC 229 Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8NL-n_XgSY

^  That's a must watch (starts at 49:00)!  It kinda sucked that there were no fans allowed in the arena but it gets better near the end.  The McG is selling the fight!  ;D

Nice. Every fight fans has been waiting for this fight to happen in ages. And they're going at it for years now. I'm leaning towards Khabib here, overall he has the tools specially his wrestling and grappling. Its going to be entertaining fight so let's see how Conor prepare for this one, as we all know that Khabib is a different animal specially if he control Conor on the ground for the duration of the fight.

On stats, we can really see the difference but Conor wont really be on that position if hes not capable  ;D

http://i67.tinypic.com/xnbwug.png

Well the guy has proven many people wrong all throughout his career amidst adversity. Though he's been away from the octagon for quite a while now and i'm just excited to see if it's still going to be the same conor that flattened jose aldo that we'll see here.

Well I really know how popular Mcgregor in this kind of thing and many would surely side with Mcgregor and the way how he amazes many fans with his fighting style, But I really think I am siding with Khabib with this fight I don't want to point out the undefeated records of Khabib Nurmagomedov but the way he moves in a submission mode with his enemy got into me that he can sure beat Mcgregor in this fight, But maybe Mcgregor has an experience with a kick ass so I might lose the bet and this will be Khabib first lost but I am still siding with Khabib.

Just watched their press conference, looks like McGregor was back to his old ways trash talking, shouting over people, getting up in people's faces etc. Khabib is no joke, and McGregor would be wise not to treat him as such, as he will get choked the hell out if he does. Honestly, McGregor has a good record, but has lost three times already, whereas Khabib hasn't even gotten close to losing in any of his fights. It's going to be a tough fight for both of them, but I think that Khabib is ging to edge it out.

He can get choked and he's proven that this is his weak side, but don't count him out yet. McGregor is a punching beast and has a rather wild and hard to predict style of boxing. He's not a fighter that can take hits and keep going and he's not very good on the ground but his punches are not only very fast but also very strong.

McGregor only knows one way to play mind games, and that way is to talk thrash but I feel he's choosing the wrong guy to try this trick as it'll horribly back fire on him. As we have seen in recent matches McGrecor is more of a loud mouth and cannot box that well, even though I agree he does throw in some decent punches but his defeats tell it's all. I'll also put Khabib as favourites to win their duel, I do hope it's a K.O. victory maybe it'll end McGregor thrash talking for good.

It is interesting that when I waited was another fight for McGregor after enjoying a very long life, hopefully both were in good condition and ready to do extraordinary battles by attracting more fans and increasing higher selling power because The Notorious is famous, both have Very good profit but I'm not too good at seeing McGregor's current performance after almost 2 years of vacuum in the world of martial arts, we have to see. ;D

Yep, that loud talking definitely gets into the head of some his opponents, but I don't think it will work on Khabib. I am just waiting for the day that McGregor gets a shattering KO and shuts up once and for all. It's funny to watch sometimes, but in this last Khabib conference he just went too far and too much, spending the majority of the time insulting Khabib and his team rather than dealing with the matter at hand. I am expecting Khabib to stop McGregor pretty early, and it's going to be satisfying to see McGregor get humbled (again).

I expect Khabib Nurmagomedov to win, but it is going to be a close fight. And I watched the press conference, where both of them behaved like school-children. After all this drama, if McGregor is going to go down meekly, then I am sure that his reputation will take a hit.

The king is back!

@Netnox. Conor was not behaving like a child. Behaving like that is part of his strategy to get in the head of his opponents. But the fighter that it did not work on was Nate.

In any case, it was Khabib who behaved like a child because he tried to answer back hehehe.

Also, Conor is a good sportsman in winning and losing. Watch his interviews behind the stage after his fights. They are very respectful of his opponents and very humble.

Hey guys, here are some interesting vids to watch before making any bets.  Lol.  These are not some UFC promotional hype videos that make you mess with your picks and making you them.  :D  These are made by real martial artists, analyzing their moves, tactics, etc.  Enjoy...

BJJ Scout:  McGregor Study 1 - Left Hand Overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvc3D2d_SCE

BJJ Scout:  McGregor Study 2 - Cage Craft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh7ZDuC77gY

BJJ Scout:  McGregor Study 3 - Footwork, Balance, Timing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyQ6aiKn6VA

Here's one of Khabib, but I'll look for more.

BJJ Scout:  Khabib Meta Study - Combat Sambo in MMA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5P-N7L1qu8

McGregor by KO, not sure what round yet. I’ve got 2 weeks to think about it before I bet yet though ;D
McGregor has fought at heavier weights so he can take harder than Khabib can give & give harder than Khabib has faced before.

I think McGregor by KO on round 1 or 2 is a good one, but if McGregor can't KO khabib on that round, Khabib will have a good chance to win next. Khabib wrestling is really good though, it's 60% mc gregor - 40% khabib for me :D

Really hard to predict as McGregor hands are to heavy too take. I haven't seen Khabib though hit square so we don't know for sure how's his going to react if McGregor hits that powerful left. Everyone is leaning towards Khabib's wrestling but can he take down McGregor early or will wait for better opportunity to shoot? So yes if Khabib survive the first couple of round and if McGregor get tired then he has a better chance of winner.

@btc_angela. Agreed. Also, when Khabib rushes forward he has his chin up, which Conor might catch cleanly with a left straight or a right leading uppercut.

Also, how can Khabib make Conor tired? Does he have the durability of Nate Diaz? Khabib is unproven versus the best of the best. Check his MMA record, who is the greatest fighter he has fought?

Yeah, many people predict Khabib will use his wrestling skill to takedown Mcgregor, but it's not easy indeed. I saw Khabib vs Michael Johnson yesterday, and khabib's wrestler is good but if Khabib doesn't succeed in taking the Conor down, then Khabib is in the trouble.

When it comes to MMA, McGregor will definitely prevails as winner. I would bet on McGregor for this though khabib is a good fighter but the heart of a champion is what makes McGregor different and above him.

McGregor should start strong with Khabib and he needs to knock him out on the first 2 rounds. if this match will go to 3rd round or more, Khabib will have a chance to win this using his wrestling skills but again that is if Khabib can get away from the heavy hands of McGregor in the first 2 rounds. Look at the fight between McGregor and Diaz, McGregor looks like he is running out of gas on the 4th to 5th round on their 2nd fight but he still managed to pull a win.

I think there's a chance Conor McGregor damaged his heart/cardiovascular system from doing cocaine et al. Coke abuse is associated with reduced heart function and decreased capacity to circulate blood. The same can be said of steroids and some PED's. If this is true, it means Conor might need an early finish to win the fight. It also means Conor will get tired much faster than normal if Khabib is able to get the clinch position, hold Conor against the cage or force Conor to repeatedly defend takedowns.

Conor didn't seem like himself during the press conference. It may be that Conor is aware of all of these things. He's seeing his cardio decline from alcohol and substance abuse. Promoting whisky could mean that Conor is already looking at life past fighting as if his career were over.

I'm picking Khabib to win. I know that Conor is a very, very, good fighter. But Conor hasn't shown that one punch KO power @ 155 pounds. It took him a number of punches to finally finish Eddie Alvarez. Like Daniel Cormier said about his fights with Anthony Johnson, his focus was on not letting Rumble land the follow up shot to get the KO. I think Khabib fighting out of AKA and training with DC, will follow suit. His goal will be to not let Conor land more than one punch before Khabib gets the clinch. I don't think Conor has the power to get it done with 1 punch. And so I think Khabib is winning this.

That is the fight that I questioned McGregor stamina, he really looks gas out with the Diaz fight that's why Khabib might have a chance if the fight goes to distance specially if he takes down McGregor to put pressure. I have no question that Khabib's stamina is great but he needs to be careful coming in, he might not get KO or KD if McGregor hits him. But usually when fighters taste the power of his opponent all game plans changes. So its really a intriguing fight to analyse and make our bet.

So here are some 'fight studies' I found about Khabib at BJJ Scout's YT channel.  A couple could be outdated, but the info in there are still relevant imo.

I hope this brings more indepth and smarter discussions.  Enjoy!  ;)

BJJ Scout:  Khabib Study 1 - Three Headed Hybrid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FrjANY1T40

BJJ Scout:  Khabib Study 2 - Cage Takedown Tactics and Counters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbM-lv-7BQE

BJJ Scout:  Khabib Study 3 - Footwork vs McGregor's Counter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7jYHLNvqko

Ok, I reckon I already read that assumption from you before. But in any case, if Conor wins what would that say about Khabib? That someone with a cocaine and an alcohol addiction problem can beat him, or are the stories of his addiction untrue hehehe.

Also, is Khabib as tenacious as Nate? No, I reckon.

@btc_angela. But how is Khabib's chin?

Never been tested as far as I know so its looks solid at this point. That's why I also wanted for McGregor to test it and see it if holds. hehehe.

This is really an exciting thing to watch. I haven't finished everything yet but the video is informative regarding Khabib (nermy (?)) lol. You would know how he becomes a greater fighter and how he changed over time. The improvements are a lot 

If Conor wins, it depends upon how he wins.

Khabib is a far superior wrestler to Nate Diaz, both in his athleticism and his technique. That's the most obvious and glaring difference. One thing that is certain about Khabib is, he hasn't absorbed much damage in his fights. He hasn't taken many punches, elbows or kicks. There could be two sides to that good and bad. The good side is, Khabib's chin is likely to be in good shape. The bad side is, Khabib's body might be suspect due to him not taking many body shots and it not being tested.

Conor always praises his coach John Kavanagh. Looking @ Conor's team of guys trained by John Kavanagh however, they are suspect in their wrestling and grappling. You can see it in Artem Lobov's fights where he freezes when he's on the ground or winds up in a grappling situation--example his fight with Ryan Hall. A lot of SBG Ireland fighters have little confidence in their ground game and it shows. That could be a tremendous obstacle for Conor to overcome, especially against someone like Khabib who specializes in that area.

Those were really interesting thank you for sharing!

I think I'm going to go McGregor under 2.5 rounds but I know I'm probably betting with my heart rather than my head. Old Kebab will probably take it by judges decision.

Cool...  I'm glad some of you love the vids.  Now time to go watch some of the 'tapes' of their bouts, before we get to the promotional hype stuff.  Lol.

UFC McGregor vs Diaz 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlxgOub5dsk

UFC McGregor vs Chad Mendes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alvsnk3PDTg

Khabib vs Michael Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y99mVdUYoqg

UFC Khabib vs Barboza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsLSxHxxWRQ

I think these matches are the most relevant ones for the McGregor - Khabib match up.  Feel free to add more tho.  :)

McGregor's only hope is if he takes this fight into his own game which he needs to be standing up right with both of his hands prepared to strike a KO, that is if he is smart to do so or if his body can, it also depends on how Khabib will play this out. McGregor is really the underdog here as his last match in the octagon being two years will really put him in a disadvantage in terms of experience and him having a big break in his pro mma career will also be a big factor as his fight IQ might not be as good as Khabib's. It would be a miracle to see him win this bout.

True, I think that McGregor will need to go for a standing KO, try to keep it on their feet because Khabib will dominate him on the ground.

I expect that McGregor will recognize this and try to stay up, though no doubt Khabib is going to take it to the ground. Either way, McGregor can handle himself well on the ground, but I doubt he will last too long if it goes down multiple times.

I'm going to predict submission by Khabib in round 3.

Khabib can take it down in just 1 but you know, show business..

Conor really has only few advantages than Khabib does. However if we are going to look at the  punch power of Mcgregor 9.4, only a slight of hands can end this much and that what makes him very dangerous.

That punch as well also destroys alot of fighters :D

If this fight turns out very well with good gate receipts and ppv, Dana White may play along with the hype of this fight and turn this into a trilogy just like the other fights in UFC that turns out like Dana's cash machine. We all know that McGregor is dana's cash cow, but he also needs to look for other fighters that can deliver great results like McGregor. Khabib maybe a good candidate for that.

Btw, still no update about UFC embedded vlog series for UFC 229 on youtube?

Anyone see the rumours about the announcement of the new 165lb weight 'superfighter' class (https://www.reddit.com/r/MMA/comments/9iyozd/new_165lb_division/)?

Theres speculation that if Connor wins against Khabib he'll be put forward for the new title against Nate

^  The UFC denied it.  Tho Poirier and Diaz are basically campaigning for it on Instagram.  Come to think of it, it's actually good for the UFC.  They'll get that bridge between 170 and 155 where Woodley (who's at 170) and McGregor or Khabib (155) could fight for another title.  ;D

And both 170 and 155 are both pretty stacked.  I wish they make room and do it.

Aww I didn't realise it had already been denied. I was actually looking forward to a new class. At the moment the gap between 155 and 170 means fighters seem to struggle to move up.

Bloody Nate trolling again  ::)

Am I the only one who wants McGregor to lose?

That info comes from cagerank's site:

http://cagerank.com/HR5K.G1zC/Conor-McGregor-vs-Khabib-Nurmagomedov

Its a great website, unfortunately the data it uses hasn't been updated in around 5+ years. Not as accurate as we would like.


The embedded series will be out next week(the week of the fight). This week only has bellator 206 Rory MacDonald vs Gegard Mousasi scheduled for saturday september 29th.

Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov is next week on october 6th.

Lol.  And why would you want Khabib to win?  The UFC is obv a lot more interesting with him around.  So I'm glad he signed up for another 6 fight deal.

And I can't help but notice some people underestimate McGregor.  He has beaten Holloway, Poirier, Mendes, Diaz and Aldo.  I'm sure I missed a fighter or two, but that's an impressive resumé imo.

Wasn't khabib the guy mcgregor attacked at the bus incident? There is no explanations to this, either mcgregor was pushed to do some sort of media move and get more viewers by making a scene and creating troubles for himself and than fight would be watched more. Or since this already happened dana white probably said "well might as well" and just arranged a match between them.

I however did not know mcgregor used cocaine, that would make sense considering his constant edgy moves outside of the ring (well inside too tbh). If he is doing that than it must be stopped and fight should not go on, he should not fight ever again. It may kill him in the cage.

I hope this vid could give all of you some insight.  Dan Hardy really does a good job in making fight reviews and analysis.  Obv most of you don't follow the sport too closely, but hopefully you guys start doing so.  It's a good sport.

Enjoy.  ;)

UFC 229:  Inside the Octagon - Khabib vs McGregor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cVfAN_ix4Y

Body language breakdown of Khabib/Conor press conference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FcH9zEDzTg


Yes, Khabib is who Conor targeted in the bus.

Khabib provoked that response by cornering & slapping Artem Lobov in New York(there's a clip of it on youtube). After that slap, Conor flew from ireland to NY and the bus incident happened. Conor and Artem Lobov are close teammates.

You could be right about the UFC trying to provoke these responses. When Darren Till and Tyron Woodley were scheduled to fight, the UFC put them in seats right next to each other when they both attended a UFC event(perhaps hoping to provoke an incident).


Conor doing cocaine/drugs is based off clips like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0WfCW4-DlM

Just six days to go for the match, and I haven't yet decided whether I should place the bets or not. I would like to bet in favor of Khabib Nurmagomedov, but the odds being offered by the major betting sites are not that attractive. Can anyone help me by providing some recommendations, if I want to bet for a Khabib win?

BTW, I heard that there was some controversy regarding Sean O’Malley?

Uh? I never said i want khabib to win, i'm even a McGregor fans dude and obviously want McGregor to win too against Khabib.

^  Oh you're a McGregor fans?  ;D  Kk sorry, I quoted the wrong post.  Lol.  I meant to quote this one:


Anyway, here are a couple of vids analyzing the press conference.  Now I know some of you Khabib fans will say they're biased, but I totally agreed with both the first time I saw them.  Everything McG does is calculated imo.  When he acts erratic, he makes you wanna think he's erratic.

UFC 229:  Presser Reaction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdrct5fwDAU

UFC 229:  Face Off Body Language Analysis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FcH9zEDzTg

And here's a bonus video.  Obv a promotional video.  Shows who the UFC wants to win...

The McGregor Lifestyle (Prolly trolling)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvOeYITMBaU

Had a look at the odds on offer at the moment, then got distracted by the margins for the outright markets

Nitrogensports = ~3%
Cloudbet = ~5%
Sportsbet.io = ~8%

Why are some much bigger than the others?

You’d have to ask them buddy but it’s totally up to them what odds they decide to give. Maybe the odds are influenced by bets that they have received (are receiving) on the outright result.

You are wrong. Khabib's fight IQ is very much lower than Conor's fight IQ. I am not telling you this because I like Conor more than Khabib, I like both of them. But Khabib is a 1 dimensional person, while Conor McGregor is a deep thinker and has studied more on the soft skills of martial arts and combat more than Khabib.

Conor is an open thinker and has used different techniques to improve his martial arts. An example of this is learning the movements of Ido Portal which as something that he was ridiculed in the MMA community. But it worked as witnessed in his fight versus Jose Aldo.

Odds on books adjust up/down depending on individual betting volume.

Its identical to crypto exchanges offering different prices on bitcoin / alts depending on user demographics, regional demand, etc.

Nitrogensports 3% could mean it has the highest betting volume out of all 3 books. Cloudbet @ 5% could mean its betting volume ranks 2nd. Sportsbet.io at 8% could mean it has the lowest betting volume out of all 3 books. The book with the highest betting volume would probably be the most accurate representation for the same reasons poll data tracks towards being more accurate the higher the number of total people polled.

With the high number of variables and intangibles present in sports, its difficult to gauge the size of someone's heart, how badly they want to win. Its difficult to put a number on the amount of preparation someone has invested into a fight. So of course, accuracy is an ambiguous topic as far as betting odds go. Odds are like poll data, they can mimic public opinion. Books also have insider info a lot of the time which trends towards the empirical. Odds swings are like poll data though.

I would disagree with this, Khabib for me is a very technical fighter and a strategic fighter as well. So for me in terms of IQ fighting they are just similar but differs on their strategy.

As you have said Conor is a deep thinker and a much risk taker, he is also known for psycho strategic fighter as he always loves to taunt his opponent and if Khabib will be affected by it then for sure Conor is on top.

Btw, UFC 229 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 1 is up right now!! Check it here if you want to watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbPlIS87fMU

Obviously Khabib vs McGregor is the main attraction for UFC 229, but a few hours back I made a bet in favor of Alexander Volkov (his fight is with Derrick Lewis in the Heavyweight category). Volkov is the guy who KO-ed Fabrício Werdum a few months back.

Here are some picks from krach at his Degenbet channel at YT.  It's pretty helpful to get some additional bets in if you aren't sure about those other matches.  Enjoy.  :)

Krach UFC 229 Picks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECWotVSRm48

Degenbet UFC 229 Picks and More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VahmL-v8WwQ

And the UFC part of the second vid starts at 31:30ish.  Although there some interesting picks on some football matches in there.  Thanks krach.

Oh and interesting take on the over 2.5... 

We should really never under estimate this guy even if in the stats he is the underdog.

Indeed has a pretty good resume
Holloway vs Mcgregor - Impressive unanimous decision
Holloway vs Mcgregor 2 - Impressive unanimous decision
Buchinger vs Mcgregor - TKO
Brimage vs Mcgregor - TKO
Brandao vs Mcgregor - TKO
vs Siver - TKO
vs Mendez - TKO
vs ALDO - One Punch TKO
vs Alvarez - TKO
vs Brandao - TKO

If I am also not mistaken he was the first person who got a two division belt.

^  Alvarez!  That's the name I missed when I was thinking of the best opponents worthy to be mentioned in McGregor's resumé.  With Khabib I think he has like only a couple that's a worthy mention.  RDA, Barboza and Michael Johnson...?

McGregor definitely has a great resume, probably even better than Khabib, but he has been out of the MMA game for two years, that is a LONG time not to be in the Octagon with somebody. I think even somebody as cocky as McGregor is going to feel the pressure again, which will probably lead to him having a worse performance than people might expect. I am going to give it to Khabib by TKO later rounds.

He also got choked by diaz and lost. Mendez was punching him on the ground for a few min and left him a bloody eye. I think that Khabib having McGregor in the same position that Mendez had him would end the fight. Did you see him work? He's so methodical people hardly ever are able to defend. Let's not forget that Conor lost some fights in his career. It's 21-3 vs 26-0. I hope that Conor wins because I like his style but he's an underdog in this fight.

Of course Conor will have a better resume specially when he became a champion. Everyone wanted a piece of his title, while Khabib is trying to get up to the ladder so he needs to fight 'some' opponents to be able to have a title shot.

Khabib's finish rate is unlike Conor but he is indeed an overall fighther which makes him very dangerous. If i am not mistaken only the fight between Johnson was the TKO and the rest was a una decision.



Indeed conor is the underdog but the scariest underdog maybe that Khabib's every faces. Well I still wonder why conor is the underdog here. Having a two title is a lesser is for me a better achievement than a no loss i guess?

@darklus123. Conor is still the underdog because the better part of the early bets might be for Khabib made by the professional sportsbettors. But once the new press conference tomorrow is over, I would expect Conor's hype to take over and the casual fans to start pouring money on him.

Also, there's the Irish mafia who would back Conor 100% hehehe. The odds might be closer on Saturday.

Was that the official odds with this match? Or that is just based on the sports betting sites?  I have seen before that most of the fights of conor he always gets the high odds stats. It even reaches to -950 during his fight with Siver. Only the fight between Floyd and him makes him underdog but since that is boxing its a whole different story.

I'll probably wait for that Iris mafia you were talking about lol. Let's see if how are their money affects the stats.

Right. But I would like to see Conor being the underdog, because I like him to win hehehe. I'm not sure about the Irish mafia, but we all know that Irish is 100% behind him. And I'm sure that the hype is already building and I would go who's the underdog on this fight (hopefully its McGregor).

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The odds is so high though for McGregor, i think it's really worth to bet him. Irish obviously 100% cheer for McGregor. I still believe McGregor can win this match.

Sup guys, here's another round of vids.  Lol.  The first one is obv a promotional (read:  hype) video, but I still recommend you guys watch it.  It's entertaining as f*ck.

The other two are really informative and could help you decide on who to make a bet on, I guess...  Enjoy.  ;)

UFC 229:  Bad Blood - Khabib vs McGregor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwrGm2PTs5U

Joe Rogan's Podcast with Brendan Schaub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoVXS7e0NRw

BJJ Scout:  Khabib vs McGregor Preview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlvcF2AyZOY

Where do you get your official odds from? The leading sportsbooks have always been the source of the odds because they are setting up a market for bets on each market.

Also, I reckon the sportsbooks' research are more official than your official oddsmakers because they will lose money if they predict them wrong hehehe.

McGregor will lose. I believe that his break was way too long. Plus I don't like him anymore. He is more a showman than a real fighter.

McGregor always trashtalking but somehow he always back it up, but let's see with this match against Khabib. I still believe McGregor can win this fight.

I have been watching odds from oddshark most of the time. Oddshark is getting datas from  Betonline, Sportsbetting, bet365 and betfair. After collecting they compile all odds for comparison.

Apparently,

Conor McGregor +130
Khabib Nurmagomedov -160


https://www.oddsshark.com/ufc/ufc-conor-mcgregor-vs-khabib-nurmagomedov-betting-odds




the UFC229 Bad Blood is intead entertaining.  I like the part where Conor said " He is not a pure champion. He got his belt competing an unnamed fighter. Now the real champion is back"

Yes, I agree. He can do all the trash talked because he has the tools to back it up.

I remember Reggie Miller referencing Michael Jordan's trash talking in the NBA. He says in the line that if its someone other than Michael Jordan, he would just laugh if off. But knowing Jordan, he was psychologically affected because Michael will just toy with them all night long.

McGregor is on the same breath. Just look at Aldo's reaction and how Conor ruin him in seconds. And Aldo was not the same anymore after that one punch.

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Can't wait for this one :)

Yeah for the Aldo fight Connor really seemed to get under his skin during the first promo tour and in the run up to the main event, really quite impressive mind games.

I can still remember Aldo's face when Connor grabbed his belt at the press conference in Ireland. The guy probably knew he was being used by Dana and UFC to make Connor the new poster boy and it seemed like it was on his mind like "Am I being set up to lose?"

I mean even their ring entrances were chalk and cheese. Connor all hyped up and motivated, Aldo standing quietly in his corner staring at the ground.

I watched this video and I don't know if I'm going to take this guy seriously or the dude is completely nuts. But I do like what he see on Khabib's uncanny sort of reaction during their face-to-face. Khabib seems standing there with no reaction whatsoever when Conor keeps on talking on his face. That is the complete opposite of Khabib, so the that round goes to Conor.

^ Then you prolly still don't get how McGregor his camp think.  His bs erratic behavior before fights is just that, bs.  That's what he wants to make you think.  He's toying with his opponents the same as Ali did in boxing.

And it's really brilliant.  I mean if you were duped into thinking that it's all 'over confidence' then I guess it's working.  Lol.

It's all about promotion and creating drama.  I doubt this guy really acts like this normally, hes just putting on a show to sell tickets.  Just like those "fights" at the weigh ins, its just so ridiculous what they do to hype boxing and ufc matches.  Reminds me of the WWE.

^  And that.  He's trying to sell the event guys.  Enjoy it.  :)

But the good thing for him is it all works in his favor.  He gets to play the mind games, he gets to sell the event, and he gets to sell his new whiskey.  Lololol.

And there was a quick moment in that press conference when he was being himself when he was making a comment about Diaz and Poirier on UFC 230.

Good to see that he answered like a human.  :D

Latest update here during wigh in.
Conor again is making new scenes haha. His late and khabib somehow thinks of leaving if conor wouldn't be thwre in a few minutes

https://youtu.be/_dl-8iKzohI

But if he wins spectacularly on 6 October, will you like him again? hehehe

@darklus123.  Khabib does not want to be around Conor because his mind is on his weight cut which is always stressful for him in every weigh-in of his fights.

There was also an interview from his father that said Khabib might move up to welterweight after his first title defense. He is too big for lightweight.

It's all scripted. Their aim is to provoke the fans of Khabib. I have made a bet in favor of Khabib, but was not very happy with the odds being offered by the betting site. The amount is quite big for me and if Conor wins tomorrow, I'll be in a lot of trouble.

Op how about adding a poll on this thread so that we can vote who will likely win this fight this Saturday. I'm still having second thoughts on placing my money of Khabib, his record is impressive but Conor have the hands that that finish his winning streak. It's hard to decide. I am siding more Khabib but not 100% convinced that he can pull a win over Conor. I think its 60/40 in favor of Khabib.

Kk will do.

60/40 pretty much represents the bookies' lines.  Khabib is a slight favorite.  But don't overlook the intangibles here like McGregor getting into Khabib's head, the rowdy Irish crowd, something...  This bout could be closer to a coinflip imho. 

And McGregor should have went 30 mins earlier at the press conference and started without Khabib.  Lol.  That would've been fun.  :D

A good idea, although such fights rarely last 4 rounds, especially when there's a good striker with weak ground involved. So I'd say it's a safe bet for Nitrogen. This is going to last 2 rounds at most and I wouldn't be amazed if it ended in first round.

Scripted for sure. Conor is probably waiting backstage for media people to give him the green light to go in. "wait a little mate, let's give them something to talk about, make them think you're ignoring him"

^  That would naturally be the first reaction, yeah...  That it was 'staged'.  Lol.  But after what was said and done by McGregor, I doubt that it was.  His feud vs Khabib runs very deep.

McGregor could get himself killed imo.  Watch this vid.

A Deep Analysis on What Conor Said to Khabib
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzhJ9PdY77c

Edit:  The weigh ins are going on right now.  Khabib made weight.  Nothing on McGregor yet.

I just can't believe McGregor is underdog, we know Khabib haven't lost yet, but c'mon, he doesn't have that KO power like conor.

I'm really exited about this fight, and counting each minute until the day. Just want to see Conor back in the UFC, he was the first double chamb, and UFC theft their belts, is time for him to get them back.

My prediction is Conor  McGregor by KO.

This is due to a simple thing. Usually if you put a great striker against a great wrestler in a cage the wrestler will win. This has been proven many times. For instance, watch some old fights like Fedor vs Mirko Cro cop. Fedor, one of the best MMA fighters ever, used the same fighting style as Khabib (sambo).
Conor is great but it's going to be his hardest fight that I am sure of. He hasn't fought such a strong wrestler yet.

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Conor might lose this fight. Did anyone watch the faceoff during the ceremonial weigh-ins? It appeared Conor was furiously forcing to get inside Khabib's head but it was not working.

I hope Conor will not gas out on the 2nd round or else he will be smeshed on 6 October hehehe.

havent posted my picks in awhile been doing pretty good and didnt wanna ruin my streak lol but fuck it i like

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Here are the weigh in results.  Looks like it's official...  Both McGregor and Khabib (thank god) made weight! Lol.

UFC 229:  Khabib vs McGregor Weigh Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPVk2gKHKtg

Khabib Nurmagomedov (155) vs. Conor McGregor (154.5)
Tony Ferguson (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (156)
Ovince Saint Preux (205.5) vs. Dominick Reyes (204.5)
Derrick Lewis (265.5) vs. Alexander Volkov (251)
Michelle Waterson (115) vs. Felice Herrig (115.5)
Sergio Pettis (125) vs. Jussier Formiga (125.5)
Vicente Luque (170.5) vs. Jalin Turner (169.5)
Aspen Ladd (134.5) vs. Tonya Evinger (136)
Scott Holtzman (155.5) vs. Alan Patrick (155.5)
Lina Lansberg (135.5) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (134.5)
Gray Maynard (156) vs. Nik Lentz (156)
Ryan LaFlare (171) vs. Tony Martin (171)

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This is going to be good :)

The fight will be approx 03:00 UK time, I’m in my early 30’s now so too fucking old to throw an all nighter. Going to bed now with an alarm set for 02:30 so I can get up & watch the main card.

Conor to win!

Give me Conor by KO or TKO early on in this match!

There's no way im betting on this one. I believe the people that think Khabib is going to run over McGregor like a monster struck and ground and pound him all night are underestimating McGregor's striking and forgetting about the fact that Khabib has very short arms and McGregor has one of the longest reach I've seen for his size.

In order for Khabib to take him down he must get really close, which means danger, and McGregor could be able to keep enough distance due superior striking and reach.

At the same time Khabib could draing McGregor's stamina if he is able to take him down.

Im not beting, just watching and enjoying the fight. Also looking forward to see Tony back.

@cellard. Agreed. This fight will also be a test on Khabib's chin. He was rocked by Michael Johnson before but Khabib continued to dominate that fight. However, Michael Johnson's punches are not as precise and fast as Conor's left.

We already know what Nate Diaz did in Conor versus Nate 1.

It will be exciting, in that Conor and Khabib will play versus each other's weaknesses.

Yeah Michael Jonhson got a good punch on that fight but it wasn't enough. Let's see if McGregor can catch him with his accurate left hand and use his bodyweight for a perfect KO punch, or at least enough to take him down. He was able to take Nate Diaz down which was a bigger guy with a better chin. Khabib doesn't have the chin of a Diez or the composure of a Mayweather.

However his grappling is what scares me away to bet for the underdog and try to make some extra money. Very exciting fight nonetheless.

If I was going to bet I would bet on Tony Ferguson winning.

Yes, I re-watched that fight last night and although Khabib won in fashion, in early minutes of the round he was rocked by Johnson when he tries to come in. And that's why Conor has said multiple times that Khabib is glass chin. I'm sure that if Conor hits Khabib with that left, the out come will be on his favor.

WOW What can I say, it was a brutal beating from Khabib. He even hits Conor with the right and he chooses to stand out with him. His wrestling/grappling was too much for Conor to handle and was choke in the 4th and was forced to tap out. Well done Khabib.

Boring fight, didn’t enjoy that at all. All Khabib wants to do is take it onto the ground, that’s not fighting, it’s some faggot hugging, rolling around rubbish.

For me fighting is about standing up & going toe to toe with your opponent. I can’t respect a style like that.

All that anticipation and adrenaline, and we get basically nothing from McGregor.  He got owned out there.  I'm very very VERY disappointed.  Is it ring rust?

Anyway...  I don't think Khabib will be given a license to fight in Vegas for a little while after brawling with McGregor's camp.  Which is LOL btw...

McGregor got sucker punched by two guys from Khabib's camp too.  Wow what a sh*t show.

Edit:  This should be good.  ;D

UFC 229:  Post Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4stbYqXacY

McGregor was playing dirty all match, but Khabib is an idiot.

That post fight tantrum was just plain stupid. He's looking at fines, suspensions, and potentially being stripped of his title. The members of his team that jumped the cage and started punching McGregor as he's receiving treatment have been arrested. Pretty ridiculous for the guy who won the fight.

That post fight is really sad not because of what happened but me being disappointed to how Khabib handled the situation. I know that he is proving that he will be winning the fight, I thought he will still be composed like what he had shown on the last weigh-in.

I think Khabib was just pushed by the emotions he is feeling at that time well, since he had proven that he is better than Macgregor but that is plainly wrong. He should just keep that emotions and be a professional in that state. He won, what other things do he want. That is enough slap for the people who are booing him on the last weigh in.

I don't understand what Khabib was thinking back there but you are right that that is wrong but I think with the overflowing anger, you know, the expression that you are angry at the same time happy and proud and the urge that everything really pisses you off at that time. As a viewer, Mcgregor deserves the loss but that move by Khabib after the fight is really bad.

Khabib is pretty much fucked up at this point. His purse is withheld by the Nevada Athletic commission and Dana said that if any of the 3 are in the UFC and have contracts, then say bye-bye to UFC because Dana wouldn't allow them to fight anymore.

He also said that Conor is not pressing charges against the blindly attacked on him by the supposedly members from Khabib's team.

I guess the emotions is really high up to that point and after the trash talking that Conor spew, Khabib vindicated himself but it seems they went over board this time. Bitch move if I may have to put it.

Yes, But definitely ring rust to me. He was clearly out classed even if they're standing up. His timing was off and he has nothing to offer. I agree, Khabib will be out of the UFC for quite sometime because of that act. He almost cause a riot but jumping out of the ring, Las Vegas Metro and security though was very quick otherwise its gonna be a full blow riot.

Just watched it this morning. The ending was more exiting than the fight. Most people predicted that Khabib would just be too strong for him on the ground but McGregor should have done more damage whilst he was upright.


You've got to give him credit for even taking the Khabib fight in the first place, especially it being the first fight after years being away from MMA. I thought he would have come back and fought some bums first before taking on any champions.


It was silly of him, but McGregor has done things just as bad. Lets not forget he jumped into the audience one time which could have easily gone as sour, and then the whole bus incident that he got off lightly with. I'd actually like to see them both fight again. Maybe they will if Khabib is stripped of the belt which is a possibility. McGregor should probably have a couple of less challenging fights before he takes him on again though.

watch wrestling then... your homeboy got fucked! Plus he was foul playing all game long. he was hooking khabib's gloves... Pulling his shorts... Smashed a Knee on Khabib's face and got away with it and putting his feet in the cage. so please get the fuck out of here!

^^  hilariousandco, I think this is different.  Khabib and a couple of other guys commited at least three cases of battery live on PPV in front of 25m - 50m viewers worldwide.  I don't know if Khabib will get off this one lightly.

And I don't think I would be giving McGregor some credit.  I'm a fan but after what's said and done coming into this event, he couldn't back it up vs Khabib.  It's quite embarassing imho.

I think McGregor needs to get in the gym & work hard instead of posting stuff on instagram about how rich he is etc.
Sometimes when sportsmen get the money & fame they lose the hunger & forget how hard they used to train to get there in the first place.

Whilst Mcgregor was having a year off after the birth of his son Khabib was probably skinning bears with his bare hands & eating them raw & running 10km a day in freezing cold temperatures in Siberia ;D

^  Enough with McGregor.  It's Ferguson's turn to get a shot on Khabib now.

But I wonder what the McG is doing right now...  Lol.  If he was an altcoin, he would be plummeting straight down.  Bitconeeeect!!!  ;D

Khabib did a great job on beating McGregor. If we liken McGregor to bitconnect then does it mean that he is a scam? Lol. McGregor is a fluke and all talk without hardwork right now. He seems very confident that he is the best fighter out there but he's wrong.

And he would scream hodl to his fans..

I like this comment so much. We could see that McGregor wasn't in his best form this time. I saw him dancing around his opponents throwing super fast punchest all round and this time a little wrestling in first round gassed him out for the rest of the match. You could see that he got very slow after first round and continued until finally he got choked. Nate must be proud of himself, he showed people how to defeat Conor.

So, am I on point with what I have said? Did McGregor showed that he was an open thinker who was using different techniques when he tapped out? But kidding aside like I said McGregor's only hope was facing Khabib while standing up which he didn't do as Khabib took him to the ground almost 3/4 of each round. Khabib who was 26-0 entering this fight should made McGregor to prepare more but what I have seen where he can't even get out of a take down showed lack of preparation on countering Khabib's attempts, sad to see McGregor losing the fight but Khabib showed that he is the better fighter in the ring.

So glad to see McChicken Sandwich get choked out by Khabib. Doesn't Conor realize that you can't just go trash talking some races like that? He's from a serious ass country where they don't mess around, you can tell it was getting to Khabib, and he really turned that anger into strength to smash McGregor in the ring. Even though I'm a fan of McGregor's I think if you're going to talk as much smack as he does, you better be ready to back it up with your fists, as Khabib was certainly out there looking for vengeance.

not good fight
because nothing blood, because McGregor has given up too early, before being hit with a punch
and mcregor afraid meet khabib

You are on point hehehe. I thought Conor would expose Khabib but it was Khabib who exposed Conor. Khabib also punched Conor hard in the head that rocked him going backward. What a sad day for Conor fans. :(

Also, yes I also felt that I was scammed.

That is the whole problem of Mcgregor who didn't fight for 2 years.

Stamina Issue
Lesser punching power


Khabib is kinda awkward fighter but he is indeed giving conor an headache.  I guess Conor should fight few different people in that division for awhile for a warm up before asking for a rematch. Yet Conor is already looking forward for a rematch as he posted on twitter.

I like McGregor, but Khabib was there to fight, and not to be insulted.

It was a beautiful finish and something I had anticipated knowing McGregor history but was not expecting it so soon, i hope he finally realises in the ring punches matter and not thrash talking. The post match incident also indicates how furious Khabib was with McGregor thrash talking, over all a money's worth match. I really liked Khabib post match comments where he apologised for the post match attack, but gave McGregor an important lesson not to thrash talk next time round.

I have been watching that match and seems this is one of the best fight in MMA history and Khabib deserve to be the winner because he was very superior on that match and unfortunately that Mcgregor trash talk looks have huge impact for Khabib because after fight he was looks very emotional and the latest news i have heard is UFC owners will give punishment from Khabib act

I think we all know that Conor was somewhat have a questionable issue with this stamina. He usually gases out after round 2. I think the punching power was still their, but his timing is very off because he wasn't able to hit Khabib solidly.


It was really a bad match up to McGregor. We all know that the moment he gets Conor to the ground, there's little chance that he can get up because of Khabib's ability to smash or choke you up on the ground. Which we really see in the fight.

Exactly, I remember Conor calling Khabib, "smelly rat from Dagestan", that might be one of the reasons why Khabib is really mad (including some of his team mates) causing them to be emotional. So even after the fight, some of them chase McGregor and hit him from behind. He usually back it up with fist, but Khabib is too much for this Irish trash talker.

I don't think it's that much different at all. Conor smashing up the bus unprovoked is just as bad. Doesn't matter whether there are cameras or not, but people obviously have their biases. Khabib shouldn't have done what he did, but I'm not sure we can say he is 100% responsible for what his team do either on the night and probably had little to no control over what they did. I'm sure there's much more to this that we actually know right now as well.


Doesn't matter how one dimensional you are if it wins you fights. Khabib is undefeated, so it's obviously working. Conor should have worked his magic whilst he was standing. The better fighter won here. Ido Portal seems to be a gimmick to me and I'm not sure how he had anything to do with Conor's one-punch knock out of Aldo. Conor might be able to move like liquid before the fight but he's not jumping around the ring like spiderman during it. If he actually used those skills to avoid getting hit or taken down then I might give more credit to Portal.

I think Connor wasn't trained properly this time around, I know he had time to train but apparently he did not used it properly, still that was a disappointing match...The fact is Khabib was fighting while Connor was doing publicity stunts like that boxing match, Connor has been gone for a too long time for a fighter, fighters needs to keep fighting and constantly be on their craft to stay on top yet Connor was doing all sorts of crazy stuff while Khabib was fighting and training in between.

Now, this match is over I can clearly say if Connor was a person who kept up and fight and trained and not go crazy with hookers and cocaine he could have been the best in the business but this fight showed me that Khabib didn't beat Connor, Connor beat himself.

In hindsight, Khabib should have tried to win the crowd by taking the moral high ground after his victory.  He should have extended his hand to McGregor to help him get up then bowed on McGregor's feet as an act of showing respect and gratitude for giving him the honor of fighting him.

That would've raised Khabib's status in the UFC and in sports in general imho. 

Khabib:  'Check mate b*tch!'.  ;D

I agree with you , that lack of sportsmanship in a way took some shine away from his victory but all in all he did great and conor ought to back up and get back to wining ways because he looked way too far from his best. I think on a better day Khabib wouldn't stand a chance against Conor but hey! it happens!

Damn Conor makes me lose 0.01 BTC on this fight  >:( McGregor era is over, it will only live in our memories 'once there was an invincible warrior who take 2 belts...' but now he can't win on UFC or Box. Money just blinds our guy, and his era it's over.

About Khabib... that was the most respectfulness action i have ever seen on UFC, you can't just jump out of the cage and start kicking and punching people, was a nice show but wasn't ethic, that way people will just hate more that guy (cos people already hate him).

And the worst part was to see how police take out the fighters and no belt was given on the octagon. We can call it a happy end, with time UFC is becoming the new WWE, freaking drama show. and it's sad because we don't want that.

I cant really blame Khabib even though trashtalking is just a normal thing before the fight but it did really touched the pride of Khabib and even on his team but that royale rumble shouldnt really happen.It do really shows out no respect to the opponent and into the sports itself. Khabib might have a good record but if people or UFC fans would have negative impressions on you then it would really be an awkward career for sure.

I believe that this is not about  the vacancy from fighting because once a fighter will always a fighter and there are still training happening even theres no actual fight

Let’s accept the reality that mcgregor is old enough and very confident to the extent of underestimating the opponent,and never took the idea of conor only making a money in every fight now,just like what he does when he duel with maywewther in boxing ring

Wrestling is part of MMA, if you only like striking then stick to boxing. Unfortunately, we all know Khabib was going to try to become a leech and use his bodyweight and superior sambo skills to drain all of Conor's energy, which is known to gas out fast.

But there was definitely something wrong with the guy yesterday. His timming was off. Perhaps it was a consequence of the constant threat of Khabib's takedowns, it was too much mental pressure to handle. He had some good takedown defense on the first round and was able to get out of it without damage, however by round 2 he was already tired. By round 3 his energy levels were too low to be a threat against Khabib standing up.

I think there will be a rematch. He has to get his cardio issues together, it's been happening for too long. Without endurance and polishing timming and keep practicing takedown defense, he can't win this damn guy.

I think Tony Ferguson can end Khabib's undefeated record. He has the endurance that Conor lacks.

I have seen everyone ridiculing connor for the fight because he was not capable of defending himself against a take down and everyone talking about where khabib is from and how he did not take the insults very well and he fought really hard while connor was just making a joke out of this whole thing.

However, people are forgetting that khabib was fighting and winning while connor was out drinking and probably doing harder drugs and didn't fought anyone worthy just an exhibition match against mayweather. Connor at his worst took beating for 4 rounds and still manage to see the light at the end of the tunnel until one bad move.

If connor really prepared for years like khabib did instead of just publicity stunts, connor seems like the better fighter to me. He just needs stage time and training and he will kick anyones butt in the ring.

There is no excuses in this game... you either win or lose. Conor must improve his breathing, he is breathing too much from the mouth earlier in rounds, he became exhausted. His striking is great but without proper oxygenation in your brain your reaction time goes down, that coupled with takedown threat made Khabib able to land a good right that rocked him.

Conor should also use footwork to dodge the takedowns. There was one takedown that was from a big distance. Probably like I said before, this was due low stamina decreasing reaction time.

Also apparently Conor already called Dana for a rematch. He is crazy.

Unfortunately he won't have a chance to prove it because there will be no rematch after what Khabib and his mates did.


Unfortunately he won't have a chance to prove it because there will be no rematch after what Khabib and his mates did.


True, Fedor started with Judo and so did Khabib.


I very much doubt there will be. They may be playing around, testing the viewers and waiting for the demand to skyrocket, but they also need to make a stand and show that such unsportsmanlike behavior won't be tolerated.

I really don't see why there wouldn't be a rematch. I think there will be a rematch, it's pretty obvious. This is the perfect dream scenario that the UFC wanted: More drama. Now people want to see a rematch, specially when Khabib gets his titled stripped most likely. Two of the guys that were involved in the brawl are banned from competing on the UFC, but that doesn't make the fight impossible. It's Khabib fighting on teh octagon not his teammates.

Conor will either get the rematch next, or fight Nate for the trilogy, perhaps fight Tony, or even Portier again but I don't see Conor giving a rematch to someone he has beaten.

Conor is still the money fight, he can get whoever he wants to fight again, the money is too good to refuse, even for Khabib which says he doesn't fight for money (yeah sure).

I want to see Khabib take on Fergusson tho, let's see if he can stop someone with pretty much unlimited stamina.

Rematch would be very imminent on this match-up. The post fight brawl serves as a promotion for the rematch and who would not agree with as it will entail very huge amount of money and millions or even record breaking PPV as people are eager to watch it. Very entertaining on my view, the first fight i mean and the second would be more exciting as i see it.

Conor's stand up game is strong, but Khabib still dominated him on his feet, after he had trained in boxing for months to fight Mayweather.... There is no excuses for Conor getting dominated on his feet.

Either way, Conor doesn't deserve a rematch, he got completely mauled as Joe Rogan says, nothing about that match indicated that a rematch would go any differently. Conor will get mauled a second time, and that big mouth will never utter a word again.

I like to see this kind of fight, I hope that would end his career so he will stop talking, it just makes hype on him and people betting on him.
Only Mayweather has the right to have a big mouth because until now he is still undefeated, a possible rematch on Pacman is more exciting I guess.

Well, you don't know dana white. He can make a rematch Khabib vs mcgregor easily haha, but i'm agree with you, i think McGregor doesn't deserve a rematch. I'm a mcgregor fan and the result vs khabib is not good. I don't know, maybe he will start again from the bottom.

Agreed. I reckon it is already written in Dana's storyboard that there will be a rematch. Conor wants it and Khabib certainly will not mind another big paycheck hehehe.

But Dana has to work hard in asking for the minimum fine and punishment from the Nevada State Athletic Commision for Khabib if the UFC wants this rematch within a year.

Of course a rematch is inevitable. With all the pre and post fight drama, everyone is talking so the hype is still there. As @cellard has said, Conor is still the cash cow and Dana will just go along because this is business. There's no current roster in the UFC right now that can even match how much money is flowing into the business. Dana says the PPV buys is way over 2 million.

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/10/8/17953264/dana-white-ufc-229-khabib-vs-mcgregor-did-way-over-2-million-pay-per-view-buys-mma-news

With the way Dana thinks, rematch is very much possible. The hype is there but listening to Khabibs post fight interview, he doesn't like hype. Just like what McGregor did. You know how the mouth of McGregor works to hype up a fight and Khabib doesnt like it, he took it personally thats why UFC 229 ended in a brawl.

I don't think so the power punching power for me seems really goes down within this fight. I am not sure tho if that is really because of mcgregor but maybe it is also because Khabib is kinda tougher opponent.




The pressure power that khabib have shown us is really his strength and he was able to use it for his favor.

Sad to say I saw an interview with mcgregor and it seems that he is retiring.

Khabib took it personally because McGregor went to far. He play the race card, insults his father and his religion. If his still under contract with Dana then he can't do anything, but I would like him to fight Tony Ferguson first because I think its another awesome fight to prove who's the best before going on McGregor again.

Yes, its because his losing a lot of oxygen specially when Khabib was on top of him. Plus he was out of the cage for quite so these factors contributed that's why he hasn't see him testing what he calls glass chin of khabib.


Oh I wasn't aware that Conor McGregor will go on another hiatus. Perhaps he was devastated with the lost. Or probably he already has a lot of money so no need to get his body getting hurt as the division is really stack up.

After seeing the pre and post past , Khabib deserve to be win.
McGregor gimmick surely want to disturb Khabib's emotion but luckily he able to overcome it.
Unfortunately Khabib can't control his emotion until the last of the match so IMO, Gregor's gimmick + Gregor's fans mocking successfully disturb Khabib's anger !

Everything panned out the way McGregor likes it even in defeat.  Nevada's athletic commission is withholding Khabib's fight purse of 2M USD until everything is sorted out.  He's prolly getting a fine of at least 250K USD and at least one year suspension imo.  That's too long and the UFC would have to strip him of the belt...

It's Tony time b*tches!  ;D

We won't really know if it's planned or not but seeing that what happened in the octagon and outside it is devastating, it's a matter of time that Khabib burst his anger out. Towards the people that are really trash-talking to him. According to the Nevada commission regards to them, they received a 10-day suspension which is not that bad.

If you honestly think that there will be no rematch because khabib attacked someone then you are delusional.

Conor literally attacked khabibs bus with something (I forgot was it a rod or something) and injured fighters along the way and got real criminal charges against him and yet they still had a fight, in a true environment conor should have been banned from fighting ever again yet he did get to fight khabib.

Now khabib does something silly that no one should do and there won't be a rematch ? I think the rematch will be even closer than we all think while the wound is fresh. It would definitely create a big pay per view now that Muslim people are even more attached to khabib as well. Dana got Irish first, he already had Americans, now he got Muslims, which means he will make ton of money from this.

People are too optimistic for a rematch. It won't happen, mark my words. Khabib isn't about the 'money' and after what happened I doubt he will cross paths with Gregor again in his career. Things 'actually' got bad between them. This 'tension' wasn't fake for promotion. You can feel it in khabib's eyes when McChicken was talking shit.

@justspare Lol, I kinda agree but people lose interest in things overnight. I doubt "Muslims" will watch the fight if there is a rematch.

I don't think Dana White can force people to rematch really, I think sure Dana White wants to make the money fights, but if Khabib doesn't think he deserves it then he won't take the fight. Khabib straight up whooped Conor's ass, until Conor steps his game up and has a few comeback fights, he simply doesn't deserve a rematch. Everybody will know they're only doing it for the money, and when they do rematch (if), he'll get completely smashed again. Khabib was leagues above, I doubt Conor will close that gap.

When it comes to fine then it would really be a piece of cake but talking on suspension then it would be an another story but overall this fight is just an another show.  ;D
But sadly, Khabib didnt hold back his emotions and leave a messy trail.

I doubt he will get a 1-year suspension, that's the UFC's golden boy, they definitely won't let that go without a huge fight.

Conor McGregor is going to slip back into the mid-tiers of the UFC where he belongs IMO. I don't think he should get another shot at Khabib, and I don't think Khabib should get fined or even suspended for his actions. Sure, what he did was unacceptable, but it was nothing out of the ordinary as far as the UFC is concerned.

What makes you think it's about the money for him? Why wouldn't he want another opportunity to beat him? Connor has a slim chance of actually winning against him unless he gets lucky. There's obviously some real bad blood between these two now, or at least for Khabib. McGregor just says things to be inflammatory to try get inside your head and it's a good tactic and often works because it can give you an advantage and can often make your opponent lose their cool, and that's what happened when Khabib did a Cantona and jumped into the audience. Apparently Conor's trainer was taunting him during and after the fight making racial and religious slurs so that's why he did what he did. I'd like to see a rematch because the badblood might make for a more explosive fight now and who else are those guys going to fight?

Without fighting for years can really affect your stamina and that's what happen to Conor sadly. I still wanted a rematch. I hope that Mcgregor will consider the retirement that he said recently because I have also saw his twitter post that he wanted to have rematch. Khabib is indeed a  tough opponent.


He really have and aside from that unlike before after he gets the two division belt. He became more of a showman than a fighter.

Khabib's not in it for the money eh?  Ok, so he wouldn't give a rats ass if he won't be getting his purse from the NSAC?  ;D 

I pretty much doubt that.  And it's exactly why he was saying he's sorry at the post fight press conference.  He wants his money.

Yeah Khabib should have hold back his emotions and let the team of McGregor envy his win. Though he has a point on attacking those  people trash talking him but it's not allowable for him to illegally compromise those people outside the Pentagon.

@hilariousetc Just look at khabib's previous fights. He actually makes up with his opponent after the fight and respects his opponent. That wasn't the case with McGregor. The racial slurs actually got to him and now that he has proven himself I doubt he will be up for a rematch soon because of his 'strong' faith. I don't see a rematch happening anytime soon unless McGregor starts to trash talk again.

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@tokenweed He is a man of faith. He attributes his every win to God do you really think he will care about the purse? As for him apologizing, he is just trying to do the right thing after he snapped out.

If you check reddit it is said that the sales of UFC3 increased after the fight.

Now read that carefully, the EA game of UFC for playstation got more sales after the fight, you think dana white will just let khabib and conor thing go away ? It is impossible, there is still a lot of money to be made for that fight. Maybe who knows they will fight other people in between but eventually there will be a fight but while this topic is still quite hot it would be wise to make a rematch happen during spring or so. That way dana can make a ton of money and fighters would too. This is after all just about the money.

There is no bad blood for McGregor. He doesn't give a fuck about Khabib, his team or what happened after the fight. Otherwise he would have participated in this mess or talked about it after the match.
He just lit the fire for business purposes, for the show. I'm sure he would have shaken hands with Khabib if Khabib hadn't behaved like a moron.
And he won't ask for a rematch, he knows he would get his ass kicked.
Right now there are excuses for his defeat (not fighting for a while) and to some he is still the good guy.
He has too much to lose getting in the cage again with Khabib.

I'm sure that he wants his money. After all, he trained hard for this fight so its obvious he wanted to get his purse. His career is on the line here, well he can go and transfer to other organization but here's where the all the 'moolah' is. Khabib probably regretting his actions,  but combat sports is also a business of making money so he need to understand that as well.

So do you think it's gonna be ok for him to give up his 2M USD and his share from the PPV buys and retire poor in the mountains of Dagestan?

C'mon dude...  I know you can't be that dumb to believe in that bs.  :D

Honestly Conor was always talk the talk kinda guy and he always talked about how he was bringing pay per view for the UFC and he is not wrong neither. Look at all the other title fights, look at what Khabib brought in so far. No one makes money for UFC like Conor does, all other fighters are not worth of any time. Conor as amazing PR and his attitude is always bringing viewers and that is what important for UFC.

However, do not forget that even if you bring in money you may lose and lose faith with the viewers, look at Ronda rousey, she had everything anyone ask for as a fighter and lost that with a match and ever since than she turned to acting and stopped fighting.

True, Conor is their money mouth, and it's definitely effective. Conor McGregor has lost too many times now to be considered one of the greatest, he's not old and worn out, he simply got bested by the better man, and there's no excuses for that.

I think even if McGregor manages to run his mouth again and score another fight he'll get mauled a second time, but he honestly doesn't deserve it. I think it will be difficult for UFC to keep putting him into big money fights when there's simply nobody he can be matched against.

In other news:


https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/mma/khabib-conor-mcgregor-vs-ufc-quit-retire-instagram-fight-watch-video-nurmagomedov-highlights-replay-a8579296.html

Do you think its a good move from Khabib to make a threat? There's only a few promotional company around, Bellator MMA. ONE which is Asia base and WSF. However, those two doesn't have any good fighters to begin with. Bellator MMA is a good choice but there's no money in the line.

I think it is just a result of the burst of emotions. Things that happened is so fresh and expect that kind of statement. When time passed by and cooler heads prevail, they will know what's the right move to do next which is a rematch because of that huge amount of money involve and they don't need to spend a lot of money promoting it cause people are waiting for it to happen.

Each person do have different control when it comes to temper but when your pride is already being stomped which they do already include too personal things then I cant really say that I wont do the same thing but for the sake of your career you should really have the control.Its really a shame that these incident do proves out on having no respect to this sports because they do let emotions explode out even though this is a business.

Its going to be one of his biggest mistakes if Khabib decided to quit UFC and bring his talent to other MMA organizations. He needs to calm down and think about the future. He is already a superstar in UFC specially with the win against Conor.

I agree that this is just a emotional burst on his side, He already won, no need to take personally. Conor has been defeated and relegated already and fans already know who's the better man. IF he decided to leave UFC then he won't get the same money his getting in UFC right now.

@tokenweed There you go...


This is from the article from Baofeng shared. I guess you are not good at reading people. People actually care about their honour and 'brotherhood'. I have studied these 'religious' people. They don't care about 'materialistic' things. Bonds are the most valuable things for them and they will do anything to make sure it says intact.

What if it's not about the money though? He already went against character when he jumped off the octagon believing that it's personal between him and mcgregor's team. Though you're all correct that things may change when he thoroughly thinks about it but you can't blame the man for being too emotional.

Definitely do not take instagram posts as serious things that could lead to anything.

Famous people have been using social media however they want and than backtrack on their words and doing what they said they won't. Hence even if Khabib does "quit ufc" somehow because of anything he will definitely comeback when he hears the purse and the money.

You may think "he is not about money type guy" but you are forgetting how many people around him, he eventually will let go of his ideas and go fight so he could make money for himself but more importantly for others around him as well.

He doesn't give a fuck but yet he flew off the handle when Khabib merely cornered his teammate? That was the entire reason why he smashed up the tour bus and Conor was seemingly off his head with rage and retribution during that whole escapade. He probably would have shaken his hand after the fight because Conor usually tries to be humble in defeat (and acting like a sore loser just makes the loss worse so the best course of action is to act humble and accept defeat).



He probably knew before the fight that he would get his ass kicked (or that it was highly probable). Same for the Mayweather fight, but Conor just cares about the payday now regardless of whether he will win or not and the biggest money he's going to get is for a rematch. Conor haters will want to see him get mauled again and they'll be hoping by much worse, and Conor fans will be hoping he can somehow beat him this time. Khabib will probably want to beat him again so a rematch makes sense, and the UFC will have a hard-on given all the drama it created and they can capitalise on that to promote it. The rematch would easily eclipse the original in interest and sales because more people will tune in to see what happens or if it all kicks off again. They'll probably have more time to promote it as well and go on a world tour for it. It just makes sense for all parties involved because the money they will be making is win-win for everyone regardless of the outcome. If Conor does miraculously win then they'll probably be a trilogy fight like they probably will be for Diaz.

^  It feels like a rematch between those two would be a tad too early imo.  I'd like to see McGregor redeem himself vs Tony Ferguson which could be a better match up from him stylistically.

Maybe even make McGregor vs Diaz and Khabib vs Ferguson in one card.  That would be yuuuuuge!  :0

It doesn't have to be the next big UFC match. It very likely wouldn't be this year, though maybe they could make it the big fight at the end of the year like they sometimes do. They've had big fights on Dec 30 the past two years but looks like they've both been suspended anyway or temporarily at least, but I'm sure it'll get extended. Khabib could even be stripped of the belt, but I doubt it. Conor will probably won't a lot of time to train as well, because it's probably the only one way he's got a chance. McGregor will probably do the trilogy fight with Diaz at some point and it would probably be the next best thing for him in terms of money, though it probably won't be an easy fight for him.

Dunno...  I still wanna see a tune up fight for McGregor before throwing leather vs Khabib.



Drama...  Let's see what Khabib does at the NSAC hearing.  And his Instagram message is more about the double standards in the UFC followed by what looked like a bluff.  You know...  Just like what little kids do on a tantrum...?  :D  But we'll see.

Oh and yeah, you're right, I'm totally bad at reading people.  I never claimed I was any good at it.  But you are tho, cos you're so smart.  ;)

Yeah, lets 'see'...


Oh, thank you for the compliment mate. Really Appreciate it a lot...  ::)

Yes, I wanted to see Conor vs Tony. Tony even claimed that he already sign the dotted line to fight Conor but Conor didn't. Its going to be a tough fight for Conor as Tony is very unpredictable and also has a lethal submission game.

They will try to make people hungry and build it up slowly. Also, they will have to await penalties for Khabib. I think it would be best for both of them to take a break from this drama and fight different opponents. McGregor vs Diaz would be boring. They fought twice already and it's very rare for the managers to put the same fighters against each other every year. Also Diaz has an upcoming fight. My bet is that Khabib gets a suspension and won't be able to fight Tony and they'll put him up against Conor.

A tune up fight for Conor would be the best thing he can do. The trouble he had was he did not fought in the cage for over 2 years and than went on fighting the undefeated champion, that is never smart, the fact that dude stand there for 4 rounds is still remarkable if you ask me.

If you give Connor a full on year and make the fight at December 30 of 2019 and give him a fight at around early summer as well and tell him to train for over a year with a fight in between, Conor could take on Khabib and win insanely easily. This Connor that took Khabib to four rounds was the one that didn't fought for 2 years and did coke and partied and so forth, if he keeps head low and just practices there is literally no one that could stop him.

Who do you think should he fight as a tune up match? He had already made some drama leading to the Khabib fight by attacking the bus. So it makes sense for Dana to let Conor vs Khabib because of so much hype?


Perhaps Conor who already tasted big money when he fought Mayweather wanted more as he taste the good life because of the huge money he got. So he doesn't want to go to tune up fights anymore and go directly to where the money is, against Khabib.

I guess he already knew that he stand no chance against Khabib, the money thing makes him do it.
We saw the fight and he was clearly dominated by the Champ, this trash talking make the champion to be more aggressive and beat him with a KO.

I saw the fight on TV, and it was a good one. But I am definitely not very pleased with what happened outside the ring before the fight and after the event. UFC may be aiming for additional publicity for their events, but this is definitely not the right way to do things. There are a lot of other methods to get public attention.

It's not that.  As a fan, I don't think I'm interested in seeing a rematch atm.  McGregor got owned...  Not just owned but OWNED.  It's not like the match was going back and forth and ended up with us wanting more.

And yeah, Ferguson vs McGregor would be the nuts.

It might not be smart in terms of chances of winning, but it's smart in business terms. Winning is just a bonus when there's millions of dollars on the line just for stepping into the ring. Connor made a million more than Khabib from the purse even though he lost so there's no losers here. Conor probably made much much more from additional sponsors and got to promote his whisky for free. There's not much money in a 'tune up' fight and nobody wants to see him fight bums or people he's easily going to beat. Connor hasn't just been sat on his arse since his last MMA fight and he's been doing a lot of training in between, but giving him a year to prepare to fight Khabib again likely won't make much difference. Khabib will also have the same amount of time to improve.

It'd be hilarious if McGregor picks Tony Ferguson for his 'tune up' fight.  :D  But it's the only fight that makes sense for him if we're talking about the business side of it...  And to redeem himself and get himself back on track.

Anyway watch this.  His vids are good.

McGregor:  Truth Behind Khabib Apology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYmDfga1sV4

The trouble with keeping up in these kinds of sports is that you need to keep going full on speed while you have it because after a certain age it becomes much much harder than most other sports. If you are a soccer star and you want to continue playing you can play in the second or third even fourth divisions up until you are 45-50 years old, you won't be near as good as you were of course but you can definitely still get playing time.

If you are a basketball player you can go to Europe and not so many great teams would be open to welcome you when you are over your 40's. However, if you leave 2 years of training behind and try to do a comeback to ufc, you will be beat down insanely.

Finished watching the vid that you posted. The video is actually good and points out important facts of what "really" happened the octagon. But to be on the safe side of it, always take some pinch of salt when watching this kind of vids. Thanks for sharing this one and I'd like to recommend this to any forum member here that has spare time to watch it.  ;)

A very nice video. The author seems to be a fan of Conor more than Khabib, but I have to say that they were equally rude to each other. I like good sportsmanship but it's not required. That punch in the balls by Khabib though... :-X I'm astounded that Conor's knee did not leave a cut or anything. It was a pretty hard hit in the face.
Conor vs Tony is going to be a blast if it happens. They both are very aggressive and cocky fighters.

Conor seems to be back on instagram not too bothered about to the fight. He was partying with celebrities again, Migos and other rapers, and he's also seen with Jerry Jones in the Cowboys games. Win draw or lose Conor is going to continue being a massive name in sports and entertainment.

I think even if it doesn't seem to bother him much, he really hates that he lost and he will be back into the gym soon motivated for the rematch, perhaps not making it public to make them think he is just partying. I saw good things in the fight, he was able to counter some of the elite grappling by Khabib, the big problem again is that his gas tank got emptied.

Big technical mistake too with that right overhead hand landing on Conor. Looks like Khabib tricked him into pretending a takedown and threw that right instead.
A lot of haters or deluded Khabib fans now think Khabib is a better striker than Conor because of that.

I think there will be a rematch and it will be better than many are assuming. I just hope that Khabib doesn't leave the UFC as per latest news. To me it will just look like him dodging the Tony fight.

He cannot decide for a rematch, the public already know it's a convincing win by Khabib, he needs to move on, look for a fighter that he has a chance
of winning so he will be back in the winning path again, that is when the excitement will come and maybe people will again pushing a rematch
against Khabib. In the end, it's just a speculation because lots of unpredictable things happen in the world of sports, because money talks afterall.

Maybe he will get up and fight like how he did when he become a great name in the UFC. They have gotten a lot of supporters with the different commotions before and after the fight so it would be a great impact again when they have Their rematch. I don’t know but it seems that he is just doing it now for the money specially when it was the the Conor vs Floyd fight.

Now that you mention money talks, it is always happen like that.

Yup...  It's mostly for entertainment.  And it's obvious if you look at how his vids are made.  He doesn't wanna be taken seriously I don't think.

Thing is, McGregor got owned.  OWNED.  ;D

The problem with this sports personalities is that once they tasted this kind of money, they went on a spending spree. I just watch YT of Conor's "fleet" alone and the mansion in his hometown and Vegas. Sooner or later he will need more money just to maintain everything so I have no doubt that we will make a comeback.

Whether a rematch or another big fight is looming. He's probably partying because he know's he got another huge paycheck but it won't last if he continue this lifestyle.

There is no need for a rematch- the result would be the same or even worse

So Khabib is challenging Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match.  Who said Khabib doesn't want money?  Lololol.  I'm actually more interested in something like GSP vs Khabib happening than a boxing match with Mayweather. 

Mayweather ain't losing no boxing match.  But that's the real money fight.  Khabib could retire after that not need the UFC anymore...

Did you hear about that offer Khabib got from 50 cent? They're offering him money to leave UFC and go to Bellator and it could work because his teammate got kicked out for jumping into the ring and attacking Conor and will now miss an upcoming fight. People are pointing out that Conor didn't get kicked out for his recent bus attack.
There's bigger money in Bellator right now. 50 cent is going to pay additional 1 million USD to whoever gets the belt.

Khabib would definitely make a lot of money in a boxing match with Mayweather but there are two troubles about it ; first of all Khabib was known in UFC world but not outside the UFC world, even when Conor attacked him on a bus which should have promoted his name it was like "Conor attacked who?" to outsiders, that is the truth, Conor Mcgregor is known all around the world by people who do not even follow UFC, he just have a media affect to himself.

Now that Khabib played with Conor he got some more attention but not nearly enough attention to get a match with Mayweather who is looking to do a rematch with pac which would make both of them a lot of money again.

The second trouble is Khabib is a takedown kind of guy, dude can hit that is for sure but he is not really known for his punches, that is not his best skill, now going into boxing for Conor was a bit easier because his strongest weapon is his punches but Khabib is a takedown guy and he can't takedown during a boxing match.

With all of this in mind, it would be stupid to do this for both Mayweather and Khabib.

I saw yesterday's match between Khabib vs. McGregor, it looks really exciting where both of them attack each other but khabib is the one who wins ,my speculation  why McGregor lost, because he was an arrogant person judge your opponent too low

I don't think the Mayweather offer to Khabib is legit, I doubt it would bring in as much attention as it did with Conor as Khabib doesn't have great promo abilities like McGregor does, even if it is just shouting his mouth off 24/7.

Either way, Mayweather will stomp Khabib too, you can't close that gulf of experience in just a few months of training. Obviously Mayweather would get choked TF out within seconds by Khabib in MMA, but that will never happen.

I think he can certainly push for a rematch. He already called Dana White, and im sure Dana is going to give him a rematch and is going to try as much as possible to get it done. The big brawl after the fight made it perfect for a rematch, the story would sell a lot, and contrary to what most people are saying, some legit MMA fighters and jiu jitsu guys stopped some really good work by McGregor on there. If he can make the necessary adjustments I think he could win. Im not saying I would put my money on McGregor, but there is a chance, and the money will be too good to say no. However Khabib is threatening UFC to leave if they don't unban his 2 friends involved in the brawl so who knows, maybe Khabib leaves, which would mean a big question mark on his record since he dodged Tony Fergusson.

Also worth mentioning rumors of Khabib vs Mayweather in boxing for another boxing-MMA hypejob. Once again a lot of others on this one, but I would sure watch that.

Do you think Khabib will fight with Floyd? In my opinion, it would be a joke, but easy money for Floyd.

I agree that a rematch is not warranted. However, we all know that UFC is also a business. A rematch would bring a lot of money in the table and its hard to refuse and Dana will do everything to make that happen.


Yeah, I read that 50 cent is offering $2 million to Khabib and jump ship to Bellator. But I haven't seen any reply from Khabib yet except saying the 50 cent is a good man or similar to that line.


Yeah, its really funny seeing Khabib challenging Mayweather and started to trash talk him. Funny you mentioned GSP vs Khabib, because I think the Khabib is like GSP 2.0 specially the way he grapples people and beat them up in the ground. Its going to be interesting, but I don't see Dana pushing for that fight. The money fight is still Conor vs Khabib.

^  Nah man...  I mean it kinda still is, but not right away.  They gotta let it sleep a little.  I think the wisest move for Khabib is to fight Ferguson, then we'd finally see who's the best at UFC LW.  Then if Khabib wins, maybe go for the WW belt next vs Woodley.

And I think McGregor first needs a bout vs someone within the top 5 at LW.  Some pundits are saying 'Kevin Lee'...  That's not an easy fight for Mcgregor imo.

Latest news point to Khabib refusing a $15 million deal for a McGregor rematch, that was the offer that Dana White made to him recently it seems. He has said that he doesn't want to fight Conor again, and he will fight Tony Ferguson then retire.

If I was Conor I would be really pissed. It must suck getting beaten and not getting a rematch, but I would try to look forward and focus on the next opponents. If Tony beats Khabib and Conor beats Tony, Conor will get somewhat of a vindication, specially if he manages a to do it in a spectacular fashion like one of the quick KO's we've seen before. Tony is known to have a rather wobbly chin, but he is a killer that doesn't give up easily.

Maybe if Conor wins against Tony Khabib will be back for the rematch. It's also possible Dana White offers him an higher deal and keep making it as high as needed for the inmediate Conor rematch.

There will be a Khabib vs Mcgregor rematch, there’s too much money & too much interest for it not to happen. It’s all part of mind games & negotiating tactics to turn it down at first. Dana will make them both an offer that they’ll be unable to refuse. They’re in this game to make money & Dana/UFC has lots.

Actually I just found this video here with Dana White:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV3jWSpMiEU

Looks like everything is in good standing now and Khabib will continue fighting on the UFC. How many fights he has left it's yet to be seen.

The money will surely be huge for a rematch, but I believe Khabib is increasingly scared to lose his undefeated status with each fight he takes, I think he feels like he is starting to gamble with it. I think he could really retire after Tony, and maybe actually go for the Floyd match for an huge payday.

Conor is going to be active nonetheless, he signed a 6 fight contract I think. I hope we get to see the rematch in one of these.

With his defeat in the first fight, McGregor has nothing to lose anymore in the rematch but with Khabib,  it's different when you are unbeaten and risk the chance of ruining your perfect streak. But it's all about the money for these fighters.

This situation might be more serious.

I speculate that Khabib will be suspended for maybe 2 years. The governor of Nevada was there watching in the arena and he walked out disgusted by the brawl that Khabib started. The powers in Nevada might use every connection they have to disallow Khabib from fighting in America for a long time.

Also, the UFC will have its own punishment for Khabib.

I think what Khabib did to McGregor was a natural thing , because in my opinion McGregor was too much insult the khabib at each meeting, I hope and pray that the khabib will be free from the punishment that the UFC will give

I don't think that 2 years is fair though. But I agree that they're very powerful and have lots of connections so Khabib career in the US in hanging in the balance. But I do hope that Nevada Athletic commission will not go full retard and ban him fighting in the US.

Anyways, here's Herb Dean's call on why he "allowed" McGregor to get away will some illegal blows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udi4YcPqblU - Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULJM5FIhcJU - Part 2

Now that Khabib is challenging Floyd Mayweather, doe's this means the supposed part 2 of Mayweather vs Pacquiao is now on limbo? Mayweather will more likely go with Khabib to ride with the hype than fight an aging Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather has nothing to lose if he choses Khabib over Pacquiao, actually more to gain. all he needs to do is dance and run around the ring.

I guess dancing will be enough. Khabib was never good at striking, he is more like grappling/wrestling/judo kind of a guy.
Boxing Mayweather versus Khabib would be greatest mismatch in the last few years.

This is ot but I can't help myself.  Lololol.  Here's a decent review of McGregor's Proper No. 12 Irish Whiskey.  I've been so curious.  I heard some bad reviews, but I think these two Texan guys gave it a fair one I guess...

Proper 12 Review by Two Texans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzpv3V0jnCs

Not only it would be a mismatch it would also go against all the things Mayweather does for himself by promoting his fights because he is his own promoted and all the big bucks he makes is thanks to him marketing himself because he gets all the money almost directly (of course he has people working for him etc as well but he gets the lion share) and this means if he accepts fighting with Khabib he is going into a match no one wants to watch and everyone knows the result.

Even with Conor match there was a question mark about an UFC fighter getting into ring for boxing but at least Conor was a striker, Khabib is definitely not, why would Mayweather work that much for a fight that he would win easily and not make proper money, he fights maybe once a year and sometimes not even that so in order for him to make it worthwhile his opponent should attract a lot of viewers which Khabib won't.

There is no way that Khabib can stand toe to toe against Mayweather, especially if they are going to be boxing and not mixed martial arts,  Khabib knows he is definitely going to lose the game but he won't care as long as he makes some money just like McGregor did.

You cant say that Mayweather and Khabib fight wont really attract lots of viewers.After the Fight with conor and the incident do happen i guess lots of people will surely be dragged if they
would plan to have a bout. Bringing an UFC fighter on a Boxing ring is already a mismatch when we do talk stamina and power then we can really see the gap. Look at on what happen on
Mcgregor and Mayweather fight, even though we can already see the outcome but he do still make some serious cash. All fights are arrange for the sake of money and not already into the sports which is sad.

There is no way that the bout between Mayweather and Khabib won’t attract a lot of viewers especially when you consider the way he was able to subdue Mcgregor and made him tap out. People would want to see someone for once beat Mayweather and because of that they are going to troop in and watch that fight.

The supposed  Mayweather vs Pacquiao 2 may happen next as the two boxers will have a tune-up fight before the rematch.
This challenge by Khabib to Mayweather clearly shows that indeed money is at work here. IMO, this is just repeat of McGregor vs Mayweather fight. Khabib will have no chance of winning against Mayweather in a boxing match. MMA and Boxing is a different sports.

And just what I'm talking about Conor making a comeback fight after Khabib, Oscar Dela Hoya have the same opinion as to why Floyd is going to fight either Khabib or Pacquiao.


https://www.boxingscene.com/de-la-hoya-laughing-lowlife-mayweather-he-needs-money--132915

Either way, both of that fight (Khabib or Pacquiao), in my opinion, won't generate big money for Floyd. But what they hell, its easy fight for him so I wouldn't be surprised it he decided to fight both of them and boast that he is still relevant and the greatest (richest) boxer ever with undefeated record.

Floyd versus Khabib will be very boring, why is everyone excited to see that? The fight promoters should organize Manny Pacquiao versus Khabib. I am certain Conor's fans will like to see Manny make Khabib wear sunglasses for 1 month hehehehe.

The media is behind this news and i am sure Khabib said about this in the presence of Leonard (manager of Mayweather) when someone asked who is the real king and he responded in a funny tone that he is the king and there is only one king and he is ready for a show down and the media took that news and ran with it with major news talking about it . I am sure Khabib will go the distance if there is a boxing match between them but I am not interested to see that fight and i am sure it won't happen.

I'm not excited to see that fight and yes it will be more boring than the Conor-Mayweather fight. Everyone is jumping on the Khabib bandwagon, no interested on Khabib-Pacman though, its a total mis match as well. Right now, I'm interested on Khabib-Tony or a Conor rematch. I'm done with the UFC - Boxing match.

@Baofeng. Yes but don't you want to see Khabib wear dark sunglasses? I want to see Pacman teach him how to wear them for 1 month hehehe.

In any case yes, agreed on Khabib versus El Cucuy.

Why would any boxer fight any UFC fighter ?

It makes no sense at all, first of all Pacman can definitely win easily on a boxing match against both Mcgregor and Khabib, however if they fight in UFC style both mcgregor and khabib would destroy both Pacman and Manny. There is no reason for these to happen, why did Conor vs Mayweather happened I have no idea, it was already known getting into the ring and what was expected really happened.

Khabib should stick to UFC, dude has a chance to be the Mayweather of UFC and become undefeated champion and never give up his title. It is harder to fight in UFC and stay on top because the newer people coming up usually fight much more frequently and train constantly which makes them at peak condition whereas a champion who holds his title couple fights usually starts to make money thanks to movies and commercials and stuff like that which makes them spend time out of the ring and drops their condition to a regular fighter levels which results with them losing their title.

Khabib looks like someone who will not do that and keep on training and fighting instead of doing commercials and silly stuff and coke like Conor did so I see Khabib staying at top longer.

Mixed Martial Arts takes a lot of time and lots of broken bones before you can really master it that’s why when the boxers always challenge the MMA fighters they always want to box instead of fighting in the Octagon which is more brutal.

Its because of the money involved. Both sports is now a  business and Dana see the big opportunity to make more money specially for McGregor.


I agree he should rely stick to MMA, however, he may be looking for his future by trying to lure Mayweather for a big money fight that's why he is challenging Floyd but we all know that he won't win if they fought in a boxing ring.

Mayweather will do whatever will get him the most money. I'm honestly not sure if Khabib would get more interest than another fight with Manny and I'm sure that there's still more money and interest from the Manny fight. The McGregor fight was the money fight at the time and it's the only reason it happened. I'm sure there would still be much more money/interest in another McGregor fight than Khabib. Khabib might be the champion and better MMA fighter, but he still doesn't have the McGregor brand or hype. Khabib probably isn't as money motivated as Connor is either.


Whisky tastes like Whiskey. And people who 'talk' about or review alcohol just chat shit regardless of what they're reviewing: wine, beer, spirits, whatever. Go try it and see if you taste any 'floral notes', 'ginger spice' or 'baked apple' lol. There's been tests where wine critics have been given cheap wine but in expensive bottles and vice versa and they think it's the greatest thing ever. I'm sure Connor's whiskey isn't the worst but it won't be the best either, but people will be biased when reviewing it. If you like Connor you'll probably think it's great. If you don't then it'll be terrible. If you don't care either way then it'll probably just be ok. There'll be a lot of snobs about as well who won't like it just because it's new.

Regardless, people are idiots and will buy it just because it's McGregors. He probably doesn't even care about whisky himself but it's something that could make him insanely rich if he can promote it to become popular enough. Alcohol is big business these days, especially if you can get celebs to make it cool and 'popping'. Have you seen how much Diddy made from Ciroc? He made that brand via his promotion and now I think it's one of the most profitable premium vodkas


 ::). All Khabib can do is make people tap out. Which he obviously won't be able to do in a boxing fight. It would be boring. There'll be more interest in either of them fighting McGregor again.


Why would anyone want to get punched in the face for a career. Money. That's all this is about? All three parties involved are just looking to make the most amount of money, especially Mayweather and Manny as their careers are coming to an end. Most big boxers do these money fights. Even the greats like Ali just started doing stupid fights for the money because he needed it. Give me a million and I'll fight them both at the same time.

I'm actually one of those people...  I'm not really a huge whiskey or scotch fan as I drink mostly beer when I drink.  I was just curious and thought it might be good to share a bottle when there's a good UFC event.

And I found the review honest enough to make me try it for myself.

Oh and about Khabib vs Mayweather...  Nothing but another dog and pony show just like the McGregor - Khabib one.

Getting punched in the face for money is something different than trying to get a title as well.

If you are trained in UFC and want to become the UFC champion and make a ton of money I understand why you would accept to get punched in the face as well, but if you are a fighter in UFC and get paid to be punched in the face you are also looking at the respect and the titles and belts as well, however if you go ahead and fight a real boxer in a boxing match than it is already known that you are going to lose.

There is absolutely no chance a UFC fighter beats Mayweather considering no boxer ever beat him neither, hell at this point there is no need for anyone to fight him, just give him his lifetime award and send him on his way. They get money to get punched in the face but also get a belt, if there is no belt, there is no need.

In the end they still make money after all, it's not good to see Mcgregor fight againts mayweather because they are both trashtalker, no way their fight would happen again. Actually if we will not support it, a fight would not happen, it's the media that is starting a hype and sadly we got hyped.

I'd prefer to see a rematch against Pacman vs Mayweather.

Get a few different brands in and have a taste test haha. I really doubt the Khabib vs Mayweather fight will happen. They'll either both fight Mcgregor again of Floyd will get the Manny rematch sorted. I think it's probably likely both Khabib and Mcgregor will have other fights before meeting again though.


Floyd knows this and this is why these fights are easy money for him and why he's so willing to do them. They're big money because they get fans from both sports and even casual fans who just get drawn into the hype and cough up for the pay per view. Floyd really isn't going to risk tarnishing his unbeaten run though so he'll only take fights he knows he's got a very good chance of winning and his opponents just being MMA fighters are much easier for him. Khabib would probably be far easier to beat than McGregor because McGregor has a dangerous left and Khabib just finishes people almost exclusively on the ground which is obviously useless in a boxing match.

This is Conor's breakdown of the fight from his standpoint. I am not certain if everyone agrees but it is good to know that his mind is still in the UFC.

I reckon his next fight should versus be another wrestler, to showcase what he will do in a rematch versus Khabib.

https://i0.wp.com/www.mmanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/oie_G1aT9BkIalbK.jpg

Thoughts on my last fight. Round 1. I believe from a sport standpoint, round 1 was his. Top position against the fence. Zero position advancement or damage inflicted. But top position. From a fight standpoint the first round is mine. Actual shots landed and a willingness to engage. Straight left early. Knee to the head on the low shot. Elbows in any and all tie up scenarios.


“Opponent just holding the legs against the fence for almost the entire round. Round 2 he is running away around the cage before being blessed with a right hand that changed the course of the round, and the fight. It was a nice shot. After the shot I bounced back up to engage instantly, but again he dipped under to disengage. That is the sport and it was a smart move that led to a dominant round, so no issue.

“Well played. If I stay switched on and give his stand up even a little more respect, that right hand never gets close and we are talking completely different now. I gave his upright fighting no respect in preparation. No specific stand up spars whatsoever. Attacking grapplers/wrestlers only. That won’t happen again. I also gave my attacking grappling no respect. To defense minded. Lessons.

“Listen to nobody but yourself on your skill set. You are the master of your own universe. I am the master of this. I must take my own advice. Round 3. After the worst round of my fighting career, I come back and win this round. Again walking forward, walking him down, and willing to engage. Round 4. My recovery was not where it could have been here. That is my fault.

“Although winning the early exchanges in 4, he dips under again and I end up in a bad position with over 3 on the clock. I work to regain position and end up upright, with my back to the fence. A stable position. Here however, I made a critical error of abandoning my over hook at this crucial time, exposing the back, and I end up beaten fair and square.

“What can I say? It was a great fight and it was my pleasure. I will be back with my confidence high. Fully prepared. If it is not the rematch right away, no problem. I will face the next in line. It’s all me always, anyway. See you soon my fighting fans I love you all”

Source https://www.mmanews.com/mcgregor-breaks-down-khabib-loss/

I saw that on his instagram. Some fair points but obviously it isn't going to be coming from a unbiased perspective and most people will think they did better than what they actually did, as I think is the case here. Connor got mauled really, and he should have done much better when he was on his feet, but I'm sure he was weary of engaging him too much as getting near Khabib is very dangerous when he's so fast on the takedown. I think Connor would do better in a rematch as he'll know what to expect, but I still think he'd get beat again. I could see it going the full way though and to points and I thought a Khabib win on points initially could have been the outcome if Khabib didn't just win early via submission. The ball is probably in Khabib's court now for a rematch. It's obviously where the money is for both of them but does Khabib care about money that much or about beating Connor again? He might feel like he's got nothing left to prove, or on the flipside he might want another shot to beat the shit out of him lol, but if I was him I'd take the Connor fight regardless because another win would solidify him as one of the greats, and it's the biggest payday for sure. Even in the unlikely event he loses they'll be even more money in a trilogy fight to settle it once and for all. The third fight with Diaz would also be a possibility with McGregor. I think he's got to be careful who he takes though. If he loses his next couple of fights it's going to really damage his reputation and he'll likely become a bit of an over-hyped has-been which isn't good for his image or business. We'll see, but if Khabib is willing for a rematch then I think that will be the next one, but there's other people who probably deserve a shot at the title so that might come into effect.

In a match that had passed McGregor might have been too confident, even a little arrogant. If there might be a rematch between Khabib vs McGregor, McGregor must be wiser and not underestimate anyone.

We always saw McGregor as an overconfident player, it's a show and it's a way to attract people to watch their fight and that is why he
has a lot of fans compared to his opponent. Sometimes, it makes the players overvalued but the Champion know his thing, he stick with his strategy and beat McGregor without mercy.

Khabib's father is selling the idea that Conor should fight his son in boxing during an interview with a Russian media outlet. I reckon he might be trying to get what the fans' reaction would be before proposing it to be included in one of Dana's storyboards.

It might be something the fans would love. However, a rematch in the octagon has to be first and Conor has to win it.