Today (Thurs. September 20, 2018) was one of the biggest, most personal, uncomfortable press conferences in UFC history.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor came face-to-face in New York. They participated in a presser before their UFC 229 pay-per-view (PPV) headliner on October 6th. Things got personal, to say the least.
McGregor was at an all-time level of insane and spouted off several crazy statements. He even engaged in a shouting match with Nurmagomedov’s manager after the face-off. The MMA world had a lot to say about the presser on Twitter. Check out their reactions here:
Conor McGregor interrupting @marc_raimondi ‘s question to go on his “no public presser” rant. Rude. #UFC229
— Not a Power Ranger (@Sugarhigh5me) September 20, 2018
McGregor: "I came back for the love of war and I am going to truly, truly love putting a bad beating on this little glass jaw rat." #UFC229
— Brian Campbell (@BCampbellCBS) September 20, 2018
Conor calls Khabib a “fan boy.” “His own people want him gone and I’m going to do it in the name of the Russian people.”
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 20, 2018
Damn. Conor is just tearing through this press conference. If fans were there, they would have brought the house down. #UFC229
— Gorgeous George (@MMAjunkieGeorge) September 20, 2018
Here’s my location you fooking fool
— Molly McCann (@MeatballMolly) September 20, 2018
Khabib has said maybe 13 words so far.
— RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) September 20, 2018
Conor McGregor to Khabib Nurmagomedov:
"You hold onto legs for dear life. That's how you fight" #UFC229
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) September 20, 2018
Conor screaming at Khabib: "If you pull out like you do, my god have mercy on his soul." #UFC229
— José Youngs (@JoseYoungs) September 20, 2018
Dana looking down, thinking back to when he used to run the UFC.
— Ryan Loco (@RyanLoco) September 20, 2018
Conor to Khabib: "You're going to be wrestling my knuckle out of your orbital bone" #UFC229
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) September 20, 2018
Gotta admit I did not expect Russian politics to figure so largely into this press conference.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) September 20, 2018
Khabib: "I am the Floyd Mayweather of MMA." #UFC229
— Brian Campbell (@BCampbellCBS) September 20, 2018
Khabib: "This guy thinks Whiskey gonna help him?"
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) September 20, 2018
Well, can’t argue with Conor’s ability to smash glass. #UFC229PressConference
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) September 20, 2018
Conor talking about Kadyrov "The Chechen dictator" and Khabib's father having "fake respect out of fear" for Kadyrov. #UFC229
— Iain Kidd (@iainkidd) September 20, 2018
Conor McGregor does his due diligence better than just about any fighter ever.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) September 20, 2018
Dana White confirms Conor McGregor's whiskey, Proper 12 is an official sponsor of UFC 229.
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) September 20, 2018
Dana White kicking Nurmagomedov's manager out of press conference #UFC229
— Trent Reinsmith (@TrentReinsmith) September 20, 2018
Damn. That was intense. #ufc229
— Alistair Overeem (@Alistairovereem) September 20, 2018
I couldn't watch more than 3 min of that. Was Conor on some serious drugs? He seemed insane…and not in a controlled crazy kind of way
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) September 20, 2018
The first face off!!
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor square off ahead of #UFC229!! pic.twitter.com/xfPw8vPVX7
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) September 20, 2018
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