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Khabib Nurmagomedov left with the championship belt but it will be ready to be disciplined for a post-UFC 229 brawl in Las Vegas. (John Locher / Associated Press)
Cindy Boren
Reporter covering sports, with an emphasis on politics and national stories
Moments after his loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov on Saturday night, Conor McGregor was ready to put his weight on his head. Nurmagomedov, in a message feels Monday, seems less certain about stepping into the Octagon with him again.
UFC officials and the Nevada Athletic Commission UFC President Dana White "disgusted and sick." It left McGregor tweeting, "" Good knock, looking forward to the rematch. "
Nurmagomedov delivered a message to McGregor on Instagram about that, saying that the Irishman is "just now slowing down" and apologizing, as he did Saturday night, for the T-Mobile Arena melee.
"Brothers, you're just now slowing down, for now I'm uncomfortable for you," Nurmagomedov wrote, apparently referring to McGregor. (The Post's Isabelle Khurshudyan, translated from French)
"I told everyone, or did you really want me to get beat there?"
Nurmagomedov apologized for the brawl that erupted after McGregor tapped out in a fourth-round chokehold. That feels the arena into chaos, when three members of Nurmagomedov's entourage climbed into the Octagon and attacked McGregor. The three were arrested, but later released McGregor declined to press charges. It was part of an ugly lead-up to the fight, which marked McGregor's return to UFC after a lengthy absence and which he fought and lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. and was involved in an incident with Nurmagomedov's surrounding last spring. McGregor attacked a bus carrying the group and others in Brooklyn in April, shortly after Nurmagomedov had confronted McGregor's teammate and friend Artem Lobov at the hotel housing the fighters for UFC 223. McGregor pleaded guilty to a single charge of disorderly conduct over the incident. Still, the bad blood between the two – whether or not up for publicity purposes – UFC 229.
"He talks about my religion, he talks about my country, he talks about my father," Nurmagomedov said of McGregor on Saturday night, adding, "This is a respect sport, this is not a trash-talking sport. about religion, you can not talk about a nation, you can not talk about this stuff … For me, this is very important. "
Nurmagomedov admitted "I know this is not my best side" Saturday night, and his apologies again Monday, thanking his fans.
"I'm apologizing in front of everyone who's up for my fans, you're just cosmos [out of this world?] Thank you for your incredible support, I love you. "
In a later post, Nurmagomedov joked, "Maybe I need new haters, for old ones started to like me" and followed with a series of parentheses, the Russian way of typing smiley faces.
Nurmagomedov's manager said the champion will meet with the Nevada commission and will be able to help him out of his defense, including that his group claims were angry words from Dillon Danis, McGregor's training partner.
"Khabib should not be jumped to the fence, for everyone's safety and protection, but everybody forgets [in Brooklyn]"Nurmadomedov manager Ali Abdelaziz told the Los Angeles Times. "Conor [later] talked about Khabib's father. He talked about his [Islamic] religion. He talked about people being terrorists. … When you talk about countries, about people being dogs, and then [stuff] Cageside to Khabib.
"You can not get a dog, and do not expect to get bitten. You can not play by fire and do not expect to get burned. This Conor McGregor is not a good guy. He's a horrible human being. "
The commission under executive director Bob Bennett, to train FBI agent and boxing judge, is investigating the incident, which occurred with Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval in attendance. Nurmagomedov could be suspended, which would force UFC to strip him of his belt or schedule an interim title fight. Abdelaziz pointed out to the Times 'Lance Pugmire that UFC was only too happy to use the fighters' history, including footage of the bus attack, in "Bad Blood" promotional material. It worked because of the fight against the crowd of 20,034 and a live gate of $ 17.2 million from a sales ticket (for the Las Vegas Review Journal) and a UFC record for pay-per-view buys.
"Let's be real, man," Abdelaziz said. "The UFC promoted this fight with the videos. They did not promote this golf tournament. "
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