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Old 10-07-2018, 12:15 AM   #1581
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Khabib is an idiot but you play with fire, eventually you’re gonna get burned. This was a powder keg and Conor lit the match.
Outside of losing the fight how did McGregor get burned?

If he lit the match to this powder keg how come Khabib is the one that's going to be paying the price for it?
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Old 10-07-2018, 12:20 AM   #1582
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After review of the video the NSAC decided to give Conor his cheque, but they're withholding Khabib's.


https://twitter.com/user/status/1048816902879866880


I can't tell whether or not Conor was provoked into punching the guy in the black in that Instagram clip.
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Old 10-07-2018, 12:21 AM   #1583
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Khabib is going to get fined and banned for a while... he will only be able to fight in Russia... the rematch would be bonkers and numbers would be huge. Haha

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Old 10-07-2018, 12:27 AM   #1584
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Fake news!
Conner is a saint and never crossed the line past showmanship.



You say that this is fake news. Did you miss the politics thread?


The camera clearly shows him jumping the fence to attack the coach. That is assault.


Please explain how this is fake news?


I don't post often, but in this thread you are not being honest with the actions and you are trying to spin this for some reason, that I do not understand.

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Old 10-07-2018, 12:41 AM   #1585
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I'm not sure how to embed Twitter posts but someone posted a video that shows Connor taking a swing at someone before the guy jumps into the Octagon.

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses...19543660007425
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Old 10-07-2018, 12:43 AM   #1586
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Ok but does Conner do the bus thing if his guy doesn’t get BS attacked by Khabib.

Lets keep walking back. Conner actually is the honorable guy here despite his bluster. Khabib is a punk.
The Artem Lobov thing...not sure I’d classify that as as a BS attack.

Khabib approached him face to face, confronted him, and maybe gave him the slightest smack.

Not sure how that escalated into throwing a steel trolley through a window leading to four fights needing to be cancelled.

And what you don’t get is that neither of them are honorable. Connor is not even close to being honorable - his stunt with the alcohol at the press conference with Khabib who he knows is a Muslim is just one piece of proof of that. And Khabib is not honorable either (but at least Khabib keeps his mouth shut and confronts people he has an issue with face to face with no weapon).

In the end Both are at fault and both are idiots. And Dana White should shoulder a big amount of the blame too since he let it get to this point, and clearly doesn’t have any control over his fighters anymore.

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Old 10-07-2018, 12:48 AM   #1587
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According to Dana, Conor didn't wanna press charges, so the 3 guys on Khabib's team were released from jail. Said it's not 100% certain that Khabib remains champion, not because he wants to but the Nevada Commission might push for it.
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Old 10-07-2018, 01:16 AM   #1588
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According to Dana, Conor didn't wanna press charges, so the 3 guys on Khabib's team were released from jail. Said it's not 100% certain that Khabib remains champion, not because he wants to but the Nevada Commission might push for it.
Well also because if he's suspended for months or a year, White will strip him to give others a shot at it.

Wild stuff and it really is crazy thst it didn't get worse in the crowd after it kicked off. But for some random guy to jump in the cage (yes it was Kabibs guy) so easily could've been much worse if it wasn't just Kabibs guy but some random guy who may have weaponed up somehow.

And it was a chicken #### move, as Connors crew was busy withholding back Dannis. Two guys took shots at him and he had nothing but the red coat ufc guys in there, then the guy fly's in from the back.

As for the fight, you knew McGregor would probably attempt something while on the ground so much that would open him up for a submission. Khabib was no less gassed in the end and Conor got the third round win.

I can't see Conor fighting anyone but Khabib next, just doesn't make sense. Diaz will call him out next ppv as will others looking to get a peice of the McGregor money pie while it's still raking it in, but the only matchup that makes sense in his career at this point is these two again.

Khabib may fight again before to defend, but it's just a distraction to the rematch, which may be a year away and probably other incidents along the way, as much as White will try and keep the camps seperate.

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Old 10-07-2018, 01:17 AM   #1589
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Khabib defends himself on the same lines some of us have brought up tonight : why is everyone just focusing on what he did after the fight and not talking about everything Connor did leading up to it, particularly talking about is ethnicity, religion, and father. He said MMA should be about honor and respect, not trash talking.

He also brought up the fact that Putin called him after the fight to congratulate him. So I'd be willing to bet any money he loses out on tonight because of his antics will probably be paid to him by Putin
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Old 10-07-2018, 01:18 AM   #1590
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You say that this is fake news. Did you miss the politics thread?


The camera clearly shows him jumping the fence to attack the coach. That is assault.


Please explain how this is fake news?


I don't post often, but in this thread you are not being honest with the actions and you are trying to spin this for some reason, that I do not understand.
I was being sarcastic and imitating Conner fans who excuse his role in escalating this farce.
I agree with you.
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Old 10-07-2018, 01:21 AM   #1591
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The best view I've seen of the indcident

https://streamable.com/9ifld
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Connor lost the fight fair and square yes.. Not a chance in the world he deserves to be attacked by 2 men! One in front and one from behind! Both bare knuckle after he’s just been fighting for 20 mins anyway! It’s a disgrace! People bringing up the bus incident? No comparison!
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Old 10-07-2018, 01:38 AM   #1593
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Both incidents were incredibly stupid. Connor's stupidity caused injuries to multiple people from shattered glass. But that doesn't excuse what Khabib and his camp did either. He made himself look like a hypocrite after criticizing Connor for what he did.
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Old 10-07-2018, 01:40 AM   #1594
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The highlighthub tv Instagram post on this link here is the best video.

https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/10/...rom-all-angles

Khabib throw the mouth guard and gets away from the red coat and flying kick towards Dannis.
As Connor starts climbing the cage to join, some guy with some round thing also in on top of cage starts beating down on him.

Then with all the distractions two of Khabibs guys, one in black first jumps in, but circles around gets in front of McGregor, then he decides to engage.

Then the guy in red comes in at that same spot, and try’s to take a pot shot from behind.

In all that fracas the original guy with the round thing gets free again and again goes after McGregor.
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Old 10-07-2018, 01:55 AM   #1595
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Was honestly cheering for McGregor... not sure why- reminds me of WWE when the Rock was a bad guy but so funny and so entertaining I guess....... But McGregor got absolutely owned tonight, fair and square. No question.

But the after-brawl? All on Khabib and his band of 'tough guys'.... Have some class when you win. Trash talk all you want before the fight... It's how you act after. And the two to three tough guys jumping Mcgregor, one from behind? Sooo tough. Such a punk move.
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Old 10-07-2018, 02:03 AM   #1596
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Hard to tell if Conor threw the first punch honestly. After Khabib climbs the cage, Conor goes to climb the cage too but has a Khabib team member right next to him.



https://twitter.com/user/status/1048808154111336448


Best video I've seen that captures it all from the start.


Have zero interest in seeing Conor fight Khabib again. Khabib vs Ferguson makes the most sense, both have 11-fight win streaks in the most stacked division and Ferg was the interim champ anyways.
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Old 10-07-2018, 04:16 AM   #1597
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Yeah, I'm all over Connor for creating the animosity and Hate that led up to this incident. But after the fight, that was him purely being attacked and defending himself.
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Old 10-07-2018, 08:11 AM   #1598
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What a gong show. I miss the days when Randy Couture was main eventing.
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What a gong show. I miss the days when Randy Couture was main eventing.
They’ve really stripped anything to do with martial arts out now. Hardly any respect, honour, discipline or anything like that.
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I watched the press conference last night and one of the journalists ask Dana if using the bus incident as promo was something he regretted doing, and Dana replies (paraphrased), "not at all. It was part of the story". The journalist pressed on and Dana stuck to that rationale. Some legit companies out there would probably say going forward they want that type of thing out of their promotions as they don't want that part of their story - they want it to be more about the martial arts and won't let it be about that stuff. Dana and Co., clearly don't mind this so which star is next to do something stupid to up the "story" when fans come to expect something crazier and this becomes the new norm? UFC is loving this - Dana is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
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