I can see Khabib's argument in all fairness. Besides Conor attacking the bus, insulting his family and stoking the geopolitical tensions, it's quite clear from the video that Danis goaded Khabib post fight to come at him and that it was Conor who threw the first of several punches at Khabib's team, before he was sucker punched himself.
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I can see Khabib's argument in all fairness. Besides Conor attacking the bus, insulting his family and stoking the geopolitical tensions, it's quite clear from the video that Danis goaded Khabib post fight to come at him and that it was Conor who threw the first of several punches at Khabib's team, before he was sucker punched himself.
It doesn't fecking matter what video evidence people use or arguement they make.
McGregor fans will think he's right, Khabib fans will think he's right and no evidence will change their minds.
At the end of the day, all that matters is that Tony Ferguson said he ain't no rat, he's a turtle... A ninja turtle. But he forgot that the ninja turtles are trained by a rat
McGregor fans will think he's right, Khabib fans will think he's right and no evidence will change their minds.
At the end of the day, all that matters is that Tony Ferguson said he ain't no rat, he's a turtle... A ninja turtle. But he forgot that the ninja turtles are trained by a rat
I think he meant on top of the cage.
To be honest they both seem like dicks.It doesn't fecking matter what video evidence people use or arguement they make.
McGregor fans will think he's right, Khabib fans will think he's right and no evidence will change their minds.
At the end of the day, all that matters is that Tony Ferguson said he ain't no rat, he's a turtle... A ninja turtle. But he forgot that the ninja turtles are trained by a rat
Way I've always seen it is I don't know either of them so don't get to offended what they do outside of fighting. They're both good at that and highly skilled so I just enjoy them for that reallt...not to arsed about anything else
If they fight again I wouldn't be surprised to see it shatter the PPV record again. 4m buys wouldn't be out of the question.
Yeah, I meant someone that is outside of the cage, I think that it was Islam but he seems to miss because security pull him back, on the fence he punches Khabib's brother.
4m buys would be highly fanciful. I’m amazed at the 2.4m buys as it is as the vast majority of people I know who watched it all streamed it illegally. I didn’t think it would surpass 2m when Dana was talking about how high it was tracking last week. Crazy numbers.
He didn't punch anyone at that stage, Conor was trying to get out of the ring to help Danis. The first punch he throws is at the other guy sitting on the fence.
Yep....and now that there is double the beef between the fighters from the dollygate incident, I would expect public interest to explode now that Khabib is more of a known quantity among casuals and those who generally don't watch MMA other than the mega fights.
Well by that logic it will happen again then
Nate and Conor wouldn’t get near that, and that is the only thing out there that might get close
My bad, I remembered the first swing before that.
See I feel quite the opposite.
I think McGregor is no worse than the next man when he's not promoting a fight. He acts like a knob when promoting, but we all know that's just to drum up the dollars.
Khabib also usually seems like a chilled funny dude if you look at videos and stuff online and just did a really stupid thing by jumping the cage, despite of he was goaded into it.
The dolly incident is the only one for me where I would get upset personally because McGregor flew half way around the world to do it and it seriously injured people also was unfair on people that bought tickets to the event as well as unfair on the fighters that had their contest cancelled.
Otherwise, think they're not bad dudes and people are just blowing things out of proportion.
Anyone ever seen those Russian or Polish videos where it’s like a 6 on 6 MMA fight. I feel here is the solution to all this team rivalry. It could be hilarious.
The incident that really escalated this was Khabib and entourage surrounding Artem, in response to that Conor comes with a massive entourage to try and intimidate Khabib the same way and mob mentality things get very very out of hand and he flies over the line with a jet pack attached to him.
I kinda agree with what @Dirty Schwein was saying, in that The Notoriuos One is a character Conor plays to sell the brand, because he has moments of complete clarity where he suddenly becomes a normal person with intelligent things to say and can even be a nice guy. That press conference recently when he was fully going in on Khabib then someone asked him what he thought of Diaz vs Poirier and massive change in gear and spike well about them, I would think if you’re really that fired up about Khabib and going full ham on him I don’t think you could change so suddenly.
He’s just a guy playing a guy playing another guy who is a guy.
The incident that really escalated this was Khabib and entourage surrounding Artem, in response to that Conor comes with a massive entourage to try and intimidate Khabib the same way and mob mentality things get very very out of hand and he flies over the line with a jet pack attached to him.
I kinda agree with what @Dirty Schwein was saying, in that The Notoriuos One is a character Conor plays to sell the brand, because he has moments of complete clarity where he suddenly becomes a normal person with intelligent things to say and can even be a nice guy. That press conference recently when he was fully going in on Khabib then someone asked him what he thought of Diaz vs Poirier and massive change in gear and spike well about them, I would think if you’re really that fired up about Khabib and going full ham on him I don’t think you could change so suddenly.
He’s just a guy playing a guy playing another guy who is a guy.
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Khabib, Makhachev, Tukhugov, DC, Rockhold & Cain
Vs.
McGregor, Artem, Gunni, Danis, Amirkhani & Gallagher
I'm all in on that
I was thinking more about his Dagastani team and not so much DC, Rockhold and CainKhabib, Makhachev, Tukhugov, DC, Rockhold & Cain
Vs.
McGregor, Artem, Gunni, Danis, Amirkhani & Gallagher
I'm all in on that
we want it to be semi competitive.The UFC let this shit start by not punishing McGregor for the trolley throw and then escalated it by not punishing Khabib for attacking Danis. They’re both big stars and they need Ppv money, they should have both been suspended but fair enough.
But they’ll have to draw a line somewhere and punish someone for all this shit. The guys who jumped into the cage can’t fight in the UFC again. If they let them off it sets a precedent and it will happen again. I don’t see how they can back down on this one after Dana already said they’re done.
But they’ll have to draw a line somewhere and punish someone for all this shit. The guys who jumped into the cage can’t fight in the UFC again. If they let them off it sets a precedent and it will happen again. I don’t see how they can back down on this one after Dana already said they’re done.
3 ringers should be allowedI was thinking more about his Dagastani team and not so much DC, Rockhold and Cain
If that bald twat said they're done... It means they're all getting pay rise.
Alright if we can parachute in others then Jon Jones, Brock Lesnar(juiced to the gills) Bisping. Chuck, wanderlei as enforcers incase things get a little out of hand. Steven Segal and Mazzagati as refs.3 ringers should be allowed
no no, the ringers must be from the same gym, otherwise it'll become WWE.To me the brawl is pretty clear cut:
Imagine if the Kung Fu kick Cantona did was another player and they would almost certainly be fired by the club, but because it was Cantona he got of relatively lightly.
Any rematch now will be huge though as the grudge is even bigger. I can just imagine if Conor somehow manages to win a rematch and they go for a trilogy fight. That would do the most insane PPV numbers ever
- Danis maybe instigated the brawl by shit talking to Khabib although no one knows for sure what he said. This is part of the fight game though. People talk trash all the time.
- Khabib's reaction was terrible. In no situation should you attack someone before or after the fight.
- People are saying Conor threw the first punch however this was in reaction to Khabib jumping the fence the throwing a kick at Danis. Conor, i'm sure in his mind, saw one of Khabib's team climb the fence to help Khabib and threw a punch. This is how I would guess he saw things in the moment
- Khabib's team jumping Conor was terrible as well. They should be banned for sure.
Imagine if the Kung Fu kick Cantona did was another player and they would almost certainly be fired by the club, but because it was Cantona he got of relatively lightly.
Any rematch now will be huge though as the grudge is even bigger. I can just imagine if Conor somehow manages to win a rematch and they go for a trilogy fight. That would do the most insane PPV numbers ever
Survivor series, I’m sure Jones would jump at a chance to get his hands on DC. Even join SBG.
A bit too lenient on Conor’s team imo. Both sides were active participants in a beef that has been going on for 6 months and should be evaluated based on the totality of events leading up to the post fight brawl.
Khabib clearly started it though, that's all that matters.
What happened six months ago has been dealt with. If Khabib didn't act like a thug then the past 6 months would be put behind us.
Just because he jumped the fence doesn't mean we should find excuses as to why he did it. Individuals from both camps shouldn't suffer because of it.
Khabib doesn't have that power.
Khabib clearly started it though, that's all that matters.
What happened six months ago has been dealt with. If Khabib didn't act like a thug then the past 6 months would be put behind us.
Just because he jumped the fence doesn't mean we should find excuses as to why he did it. Individuals from both camps shouldn't suffer because of it.
Khabib doesn't have that power.
Everybody is an idiot!
Khabib has told the UFC if they fire one of his boys then he is out of there.
Conor has jumped the fence in the past and invaded a Bellator Octagon as well with no repurcussions.
But he didn't throw a flying kick
But Khabib never threw a dolly into a bus and injure a bunch of UFC fighters... You see how stupid this all sounds?
This thread is going round in circles.
Slapped an official. That's worse. Imagine a footballer slapping a lino vs slapping a player
I don't know any other way Khabib could've made it to the ground other than feet first.
Dont forget Magomedsharipov!Khabib, Makhachev, Tukhugov, DC, Rockhold & Cain
Vs.
McGregor, Artem, Gunni, Danis, Amirkhani & Gallagher
I'm all in on that
My favorite Dagestani fighter after Khabib.
fecking love that guy. Abraham Lincoln
I'm just imagining the look on Gunnar Nelson's face as he finds himself somehow involved in a MMA gang war.Khabib, Makhachev, Tukhugov, DC, Rockhold & Cain
Vs.
McGregor, Artem, Gunni, Danis, Amirkhani & Gallagher
I'm all in on that
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Dana also said Conor was done after the dolly throw...
Cantona was banned by Utd for 9 months before he even got a punishment from the FA