Things between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov got physical during an intense staredown at the weigh-ins ahead of their Oct. 6 lightweight title fight at the T-Mobile Arena.
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A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 229 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
Regardless of what happens in the octagon Saturday in his fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov, it would appear another challenger to Conor McGregor’s popularity awaits back home in Ireland.
Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov will meet Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in the main event of UFC 229.
All 24 fighters competing at UFC 229 made weight, including Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov who will battle for the UFC lightweight title in the main event.
UFC superstar Conor McGregor and lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will meet in the main event of UFC 229 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in a deeply personal battle that could set box office records.
Khabib Nurmagomedov decided to start Thursday’s news conference on his own when Conor McGregor was late to their final promotional appearance ahead of Saturday’s UFC 229 main event at T-Mobile Arena.
Nurmagomedov (26-0-0), a Russian grappler, is a minus 160 favorite over McGregor, the popular plus 140 underdog from Ireland.
UFC 229 fighters from the co-main event, down to the first fight on the undercard squared off at the Park MGM on Thursday.
The Irish superstar will return to the cage for the first time in almost two years when he challenges undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 229 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
At a UFC 229 media day, former interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson explained why he had a chip on his shoulder ahead of facing Anthony Pettis on Oct. 6.
The former two-division champion is ready to reclaim one of his belts when he challengers lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 229 at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday in his return to mixed martial arts after a brief stint as a boxer.
Michael Chiesa will make his organizational welterweight debut against veteran Carlos Condit at UFC 232 on Dec. 29 at T-Mobile Arena.
UFC president Dana White says former lightweight champion Conor McGregor has surpassed Muhammad Ali as the master of mental warfare in combat sports
McGregor brought two UFC championship belts with him, though he holds no title, and a bottle of his Proper No. Twelve whiskey.