The post-fight chaos at UFC 229 wasn’t just limited to the Octagon.
Following the wild post-fight brawl between Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, and the two fighters’ respective teams, a melee ensued inside the T-Mobile Arena between fans of the Nurmagomedov and McGregor. MMA Fighting’s Marc Raimondi received footage of the melee, which shows multiple McGregor fans being knocked unconscious as a crowd of people encircle them near one of the arena’s food courts.
Video of the scene can be viewed below. Warning: The footage contains graphic violence.
Nurmagomedov defeated McGregor via fourth-round rear-naked choke to defend his UFC lightweight title in a fight that was being hailed by many as the biggest fight in the history of mixed martial arts.