Conor McGregor, right, and Khabib Nurmagomedov pose for pictures during a news conference in New York, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. The two will meet for UFC 229 Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in L …

Conor McGregor, right, and Khabib Nurmagomedov pose for pictures during a news conference in New York, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. The two will meet for UFC 229 Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Seth Wenig/AP)