VIDEO | UFC 229 pre-fight press conference live stream

By Thomas Taylor - October 4, 2018

Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dana White, Conor McGregor, UFC 229

The UFC 229 pre-fight press conference, featuring UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor is now underway.

Watch it in the video at the top of this post!

Conor McGregor has not competed since August of 2017, when he came up short in a headline-dominating boxing match with undefeated legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. His most recent MMA bout occurred in November of 2016, when he knocked out Eddie Alvarez to capture the UFC lightweight title. Because he still held the UFC featherweight title he swiped from Jose Aldo at the time, this made him the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes concurrently. He’s 21-3 overall.

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s last fight occurred in April, when he captured the UFC lightweight title with a decision defeat of last-minute replacement opponent Al Iaquinta. The title was quietly stripped from the long absent Conor McGregor on the same night. With this title win over Al Iaquinta, Nurmagomedov improved to a flawless 26-0 overall — one of the most impressive records in MMA.

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This article first appeared on BJPENN.COM on 10/4/2018.


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