Conventional wisdom states that if Conor McGregor beats Khabib Nurmagomedov, it’ll be via knockout, sometime early in their UFC lightweight title fight. If it goes late, Nurmagomedov is bound to win by TKO, submission or decision. That’s what pundits have been saying.
Al Iaquinta, on the other hand, is not sure if that’s how the UFC 229 main event will really play out Oct. 6 in Las Vegas. As someone who has been in the Octagon with Nurmagomedov, Iaquinta isn’t really embracing the scenarios that outsiders are.
“The worst-case scenario, I think [Nurmagomedov] takes a few shots from Conor and just keeps coming forward,” Iaquinta told MMA Fighting.