When Conor McGregor takes on Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 229, he'll find himself in a rare position: that of the underdog.
As of Wednesday, Nurmagomedov is a narrow -155 favorite to upend the most famous fighter on the planet, according to OddsShark.
But there's something even more alien at play as we draw nearer to October 6. McGregor may have met his match on the microphone as well.
Thursday's news conference marks the first time these two will meet face to face since that fateful moment when an out-of-his-mind McGregor threw a hand truck at a bus containing Nurmagomedov.