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If you're not quite sure where to go for the most blame for this Saturday's UFC 229 post-fight melee, one party involved tonight said accusations leveled his way are misguided.
Bellator fighter Dillon Danis, one of Conor McGregor's training partners and jiu-jitsu coaches, posted tonight on his Instagram Story Khabib Nurmagomedov's fans are "attempting to smear me in an effort to justify his actions." His team at Paradigm Sports Management, which also represents McGregor, tonight put out the same official statement from Danis as a press release.
That story line reads that Danis was insulting Nurmagomedov's (27-0 MMA, 11-0 UFC) Muslim faith form cageside, so after Nurmagomedov submitted McGregor (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) in the fourth round, he jumped the fence and went after Danis. Danis goal tonight denied insulting Nurmagomedov's religion.
"I have never and would never denigrate anyone's religion," Danis wrote on his Instagram Story. "I look forward to the results of the Nevada State Athletic Commission investigation which will reject this bull (expletive) claim and put the blame where it belongs."
Without question, Nurmagomedov was going after Danis when he came back after the UFC 229 main event was over. But the precise reason why can not he said / he said. Once again, there was a melee outside the cage, and another started inside the cage when McGregor swung at one of Nurmagomedov's team members, and multiple Nurmagomedov teammates cam in and attacked McGregor.
Nurmagomedov retained his lightweight title with the win over the two-division champion, who was returning to MMA after nearly two years with just a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather in between. Purpose Nurmagomedov's purse reportedly is being held by the NSAC while it conducts an investigation, and it is widely believed to be awarded some kind of official punishment from the commission.
UFC President Dana White said earlier this week the fight card did "more than 2 million" pay-per-view buys, which set a new high-water mark for the company.
For complete coverage of UFC 229, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
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