Khabib Nurmagomedov shocked the world at UFC 229 when he defeated Conor McGregor via submission to retain the UFC lightweight championship; however, it’s the post-match brawl between Nurmagomedov’s team and McGregor’s team that had the fans and media buzzing afterwards.
The UFC lightweight champion is currently scheduled for a meeting with the Nevada Athletic Commission on Jan 29 to determine whether he will be sanctioned for the post-fight melee that started by him leaving the cage and leaping at McGregor’s friend and cornerman Dillon Danis. Khabib was questioned about why he chose to attack Danis, and according to the lightweight champ, “
because the other corner is too old,”:
“No, I didn’t hear him, you know. I jumped on him because other corner is too old; because Conor’s other corner, other coaches, too old, and that’s why I jumped on him, because he’s almost like my age,” Nurmagomedov said.
“If I jumped on (coach John) Kavanagh, I don’t think it’s too — cause Kavanagh can’t fight me. That’s why I jumped on him. But when I fight, I didn’t hear him, it was too loud.
“But I don’t like his whole team. I have choice what I’m gonna do, but all other old coaches were too old for me. They cannot fight with me. They’re almost like my father’s age. That’s why I jump on him.”