The lightweight title bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor is upon us. Countless personalities have already given their thoughts and predictions — as have the Bloody Elbow staff — and now we’ve spoken to numerous professional fighters to give their UFC 229 main event picks.
Here’s a rundown of how the pros think the lightweight title fight goes down.
Israel Adesanya: Conor by KO in the 2nd round.
Matt Brown: I got Khabib finishing Conor by ground and pound in the 3rd or 4th.
Curtis Blaydes: I like Khabib.