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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]
On Friday, 3 August 2018, the UFC announced that Nurmagomedov would make his first defence of his lightweight title against Conor McGregor at UFC 229 on October 6 in Las Vegas. [87] In the fight, Nurmagomedov won the first two rounds, but lost the third round to McGregor. It was the first time Nurmagomedov lost a round in his UFC career.
The best course of action after winning the grudge match was to embrace McGregor, thank him for taking the fight and then bask in the glow of a dominant performance. Instead, Nurmagomedov put ...
Yahoo Sports looks at the top 10 most important moments for Nurmagomedov along the way to UFC 229 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Oct. 6.
It’s been a long and winding path to get to UFC 229, where undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov will defend his UFC lightweight championship against former UFC lightweight and featherweight ...
UFC: 19–0 (8 KO, 10 SUB) [4] Movsar Evloev: Male Featherweight Catchweight Bantamweight: UFC: 19–0 (3 KO, 4 SUB) [5] Usman Nurmagomedov: Male Lightweight Featherweight: Bellator: 19–0 (1 NC, 8 KO, 6 SUB) [6] Originally a unanimous decision win for Nurmagomedov, overturned after he tested positive for a banned substance. Timur Khizriev ...
The card was massively entertaining throughout, and while the end was chaotic, it electrified the night. This was the best show on the Strip, a historic moment making the sport cutting edge and oh ...
Nurmagomedov was scheduled to face Carlston Harris on March 11, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 221. [35] However, Nurmagomedov withdrew from the bout due to an undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Jared Gooden. [36] Nurmagomedov faced Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos on June 3, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 46. [37] He lost the fight via split decision. [38] On ...