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On September 17, the UFC announced the signing of former three-time Bellator Lightweight World Champion Michael Chandler, who served as backup and a potential replacement for this fight. [9] Khabib Nurmagomedov held a perfect 28–0 record leading into the event. [10]
UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) that was held on October 6, 2018, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. [4] This event was the most bought UFC pay-per-view of all time with a buyrate of 2.4 million. [3]
This was the fifth time that a fight between the pair had been scheduled, and both fighters were on 12–fight win streaks in the UFC. [110] However, Nurmagomedov was unable to leave Russia because of restricted air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and so was removed from the card. [ 111 ]
From the time he was a young boy in Dagestan wrestling a bear until Saturday in Abu Dhabi when he was fighting a bear of a man, Nurmagomedov was focused on nothing more but being the best version ...
Most total fight time - All fighters. Updated to December 7, 2024. In any bout [5] ... Khabib Nurmagomedov: LW \ CW: Jan 20, 2012: Retired: 9 Alexander Volkanovski:
The Russian president met the UFC great after Nurmagomedov submitted McGregor in 2018
McGregor, prior to his defeat by Khabib in 2018, attacked the Russian’s Muslim faith. Immediately after their lightweight title fight, in which Khabib retained the gold that McGregor previously ...
UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on April 7, 2018, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. [ 3 ] Background