HERE. WE. GO!!!!!
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will hold a special pre-fight press conference today (Thurs., Sept. 20, 2018), bringing Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov together for the first time since last April’s Brooklyn bus attack. And what better place to get it done than “The Empire State?”
McGregor, who will try to recapture the lightweight title he never lost, challenges defending 155-pound champion Nurmagomedov in the UFC 229 pay-per-view (PPV) main event, scheduled for Sat., Oct. 6, 2018, inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, with “Prelims” on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.
As for today’s presser, that goes down inside Radio City Music Hall in New York City promptly at 5 p.m. ET (assuming “Notorious” shows up on time).
You can watch the proceedings LIVE right here in the embedded video player above. While the press conference is closed to the public (unless you’re packing this), fans in lower Manhattan can actually watch the action go down on the world-famous “Mega-Zilla” video screen in Times Square (details here). Or, you can just stick around here and we’ll share some highlights below:
The stage is set!
Here’s where Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov will be squaring off (in a press conference) later tonight. pic.twitter.com/PxkW4d10S6
— Greg Rosenstein (@grosenstein) September 20, 2018
Slainte!
Who else is sipping on that Proper during this #UFC229PressConference pic.twitter.com/PNqI74fzF7
— Rogue One 38 (@RogueOne38) September 20, 2018
Seems like this is a must-watch:
Before the #ufc229 press conference began the media sat through a special viewing of the Matt Hughes documentary called A Country Boy Can Survive. Hughes was on hand watching for the first time. pic.twitter.com/CyksytuhnI
— FanSided MMA (@FanSidedMMA) September 20, 2018
Is McGregor going to snatch that belt?
If this doesn’t give you a sense of how close Khabib and Conor will be from one another, it’s approximately eight feet.
This could get interesting very quickly. pic.twitter.com/g7iGaBy7SO
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) September 20, 2018
This!
A Conor McGregor press conference with no audience is a ridiculous idea. The crowd helps make these press events special. Who cares about the media questions? Conor thrives in high energy environments. #UFC229
— JE Snowden (@JESnowden) September 20, 2018
The McGregor effect is real …
— OddsShark (@OddsShark) September 20, 2018
Uh-huh …
It wouldn’t be a Conor McGregor press conference without at least 27 minutes of waiting #UFC229
— FloCombat (@FloCombat) September 20, 2018
Getting closer!
Conor McGregor is in the building.
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) September 20, 2018
Someone, somewhere just lost a bet:
Khabib Nurmagomedov just grabbed his UFC championship belt and walked off the stage.
— Greg Rosenstein (@grosenstein) September 20, 2018
For much more on UFC 229 click here.