The UFC 229 press conference in New York City was predictably late and predictably wild, as current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former two-division champ Conor McGregor met face-to-face for the first time since the fight was announced in August.
McGregor went hard after Khabib, particularly his ties to Russian oligarch Ziyavudin Magomedov and Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov. Obviously he’s been reading the work of our own Karim Zidan.
McGregor on Khabib - “He bought t-shirts off mine, the little fanboy b*tch” The Irishman also calls out Khabib for his ties with oligarch Ziyavudin Magomedov who was arrested on organized crime charges #UFC229
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) September 20, 2018
McGregor addresses Instagram post about Khabib’s father, states Abdulmanap has “fake respect out of fear” after posting a picture of himself with Ramzan Kadyrov captioned “together we are stronger” #UFC220
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) September 20, 2018
During the #UFC229 press conference, Conor McGregor brought up Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov and arrested oligarch Ziyavudin Magomedov.