UFC 242 will be headlined by the lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim titleholder Dustin Poirier. One likely spectator for the matchup is Conor McGregor, whom Dana White expects to be in attendance.
The last time “The Notorious” was present in a Khabib fight was at UFC 223 in April 2018, where he attacked a fighter’s bus that resulted in multiple injuries and fight cancellations. With the slight risk of a similar incident happening again, “The Eagle” is already issuing an advanced warning.
”It will be more difficult to leave Abu Dhabi than New York,” Khabib told Russia’s Rossiya-24 television channel (via TASS.