It’s on. Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor is official for UFC 229, the UFC announced at its press conference on August 3.
The two will meet for the UFC lightweight championship on October 6 in Las Vegas. There’s a lot of heat behind the fight, largely dating back to UFC 223. Nurmagomedov confronted McGregor’s friend, Artem Lobov, during fight week. McGregor didn’t take too kindly to that. He threw a dolly cart through the window of the UFC bus that Nurmagomedov was on, which led to the Irishman’s arrest.