Published 13:59 IST, October 7th 2018
WATCH: Chaos ensues at UFC 229 after Khabib Nurmagomedov taps out Conor McGregor
The highly-anticipated UFC fight ended in utter chaos after Khabib Nurmagomedov battered the Irish superstar Conor McGregor into submission before leaping out of the octagon to cause a mass brawl
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highly-anticipated UFC 229 fight ended in utter chaos after Khabib Nurmagomedov battered Irish superstar Cor McGregor into submission before leaping out of octagon to cause a mass brawl with members of opposition team.
Cor McGregor h returned to ring after almost a 2 year layoff, but comeback turned out to be a catastrophe for Irishman inste of a coronation. Eagle, as Khabib is fondly called, continued his winning streak as he registered his 27th UFC victory.
duo were involved in many heated exchanges in build-up to fight, from in-famous bus incident to recent press conference where y two h to be separated. Due to ir bitter rivalry, fight was dubbed as one of biggest fights in UFC history, and it surely did live up to hype.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov, looked over moon after tapping Irishman out to remain undisputed champion. However, he took his celebrations little over tch after he jumped out of ring to punch one of Cor McGregor's team-mates, Dillon Danis.
se scenes of r sparked a mass brawl around ring, with some members of Khabib's entour entering ring to launch a hideous attack on wounded McGregor. Spectators were left shocked by se incidents, with some even criticizing Khabib Nurmagomedov's unprofessional behavior.
Following this carn, Dana White, UFC president came into ring to have a word with Khabib and McGregor. With situation seeming out of control, entour of both fighters h to be escorted separately with heavy security guarding m.
re wasn't even a presentation ceremony r a title presentation due to chaos that ensued after fight. Though, much later, ring anuncer officially revealed that Khabib Nurmagomedov h won bout after making Cor McGregor tap out by submission.
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After reviewing foot of ugly scenes that transpired at T-Mobile Arena, Neva police have launched an investigation into matter. For w, three members of Khabib's entour have been arrested, while Russian's 2 million paycheck has also been withheld for time being.
13:02 IST, October 7th 2018