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At the very watched press conference today, an agitated Conor McGregor dropped his best verbal lines on Khabib Nurmagomedov, promoted his new whiskey brand, shouted and postured and glared and made some geopolitical commentary about real-life murderous dictators that seemed possibly unsafe in a sporting context. He bragged and threatened, offered Khabib whiskey for his ‘birthday’ (which the Dagestani turned down, saying he doesn’t drink), pointed out that Khabib’s manager Ali Abelaziz has an abandoned son, Noah. McGregor did his research.
FYI, Noah is the son Ali abandoned in Colorado when he started as an informant for the NYPD and who he is $50k behind in child support for. @TheNotoriousMMA does his homework when preparing for war.
— Mike Russell (@MIKERUSSELLMMA) September 20, 2018
None of it seemed to get to Khabib even a little bit, until McGregor mentioned that Khabib better not pull out of the bout. Khabib has a history of injury that has kept him out of the Octagon for years at a time. He and former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson have four cancelled bouts between them, two of them a result of Nurmagomedov withdrawing from the bout. He has pulled out of two scheduled fights with Donald Cerrone, so McGregor’s comment seemed to hit a raw nerve. You can skip to 54:45 above and watch the exchange.
I hope so, because if you pull out, like you always do pull out, may God have mercy on your soul, trust me on that.
Khabib: Woah, woah. Who pulls out?
McGregor: You, you little pullout merchant.
Khabib went back to re-litigating the day McGregor threw a dolly at the bus Nurmagomedov was sitting on, asking why McGregor didn’t send a message to face him one on one. McGregor responded by re-iterating that Khabib sat on the bus taking a shit while McGregor assaulted it.
It was a wild time had by all.
I’m fucking dying rn #ConorMcGregor #ufc229#ufcPressconference pic.twitter.com/Mo3nwPBbIM
— Ask These Nuts (@MMA_Relevant) September 20, 2018
Well that is definitely one side of the story, @TheNotoriousMMA . pic.twitter.com/YvFKW31eOj
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) September 20, 2018
Insomnia
Khabib Nurmagomedov
You still have to feel sorry that Nicco Montano didn’t get to cash in a fight as champion, but Valentina Shevchenko vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk is the best fight that could be made in the 125-lb. division.
BREAKING: Per @danawhite on @SportsCentre, matchup between @joannamma and @BulletValentina for the vacant women’s flyweight championship added to UFC 231 in Toronto at the Scotiabank Arena on December 8.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) September 21, 2018
Dustin Poirier had an idea for his fight with Nate Diaz, and it is a good idea, but welterweight would need to be moved to 175.
What about me and Nate for the 165lbs belt?
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) September 20, 2018
Georges St. Pierre thought this was hilarious.
They gambled and didn’t win
Some @TheNotoriousMMA fans waiting outside with his Proper Twelve Irish Whisky. $120 on the whisky pic.twitter.com/QCfUbmQdnI
— Michael Hutchinson (@TheMikeyHutch) September 20, 2018
Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone doing what he does, barefoot’n on the water.
This guy just walked up and threw a jumping switchkick.
Half decent KO to be honest pic.twitter.com/yrkfxYtm5i
— Fuckedupvids (@Fcukedupvids2) September 19, 2018
Michael Trator is a lightweight, but the man is rolling with middleweight Paulo Costa.
The people making fun of Jon Jones online after the snitching story are out in droves
So are the fighters and former fighters flaming Jones for being a snitch.
Tom Lawlor also flamed USADA and the UFC in general.
You ever hear people say “MMA is fake” or “UFC is fixed”? This Jon Jones shit is what they mean, it’s not the outcomes but the idea of “sport” itself that is fixed. Money rules all. What a fucking joke
— “Filthy” Tom Lawlor (@FilthyTomLawlor) September 19, 2018
So did Khabib, or whoever is running his account.
Now I understand #usada is n.1 bullshit people.
To much politics.— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) September 20, 2018
RIP to Glenn Robinson an influential figure in the sport
THIS JUST IN: According to an Instagram post, a former athlete from the Blackzilians has posted that team founder, Glenn Robinson has passed away.
According to @Nick Salchow, Robinson passed away from a heart… https://t.co/yeAcDkTQ2H
— mymmashow (@mymmashow) September 20, 2018
Slips, Rips, KO Clips
Throwback
What a knockout
When you leglock with a master
Quite the battle
Day12 makuuchi was hohum, WATCH THIS makushita battle, KK battle, Tomisakae (L) (disclosure, I’m a huge fan) is already at highest rank yet and could go even higher and closer to the coveted juryo ranks if he wins. Foe is Shiba. #Sumolingo #akibasho pic.twitter.com/aN6wEb40FA
— SumoSoul (@TheSumoSoul) September 20, 2018
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