The drama is over. At least for now. And that’s a good thing for Khabib Nurmagomedov, not that you can tell it by looking at his ever-present poker face when talking about the man he defeated in one of the biggest fights in MMA history, Conor McGregor.
“I feel great after this fight because I finished him, I made him tired, I made him tap,” said the lightweight champion, who submitted McGregor in the fourth round last October, apparently putting a decisive stamp on a rivalry that got ugly before and after the UFC 229 bout. That doesn’t mean Nurmagomedov wants to forgive and forget with the Irishman.