Conor Anthony McGregor, an Irish professional mixed martial artist and boxer was given a suspension for one month on medical grounds after the ugly brawl between him and Khabib Nurmagomedov at the Ultimate Fighting Championship 229.
Conor McGregor was dominated and defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov in a fit to win and retain his Ultimate Fighting Championship Lightweight title in the fourth round on Saturday. In the official list of medical suspensions released by the organization, they stated that the former lightweight and feather weight Ultimate Fighting Championship title winner will be under suspension till the 6th of November, this year and further added that there will he will be under no contact till 28th of October, 2018 after the ugly mauling by Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. Conor McGregor received some heavy punishment from Khabib Nurmagomedov during the course of the four rounds until he was defeated.
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The Dagestani rocked the Irishman with a huge overhand right in the second round. Conor McGregor also took a couple of punishing strikes. McGregor was then landed with a number of massive strikes on the ground after which the much talked about submission blow in the fourth round occurred eventually leading to the suspension of the former until the 6th of November, this year.
Generally, medical suspensions are given out by the UFC to champions if their condition worsens due to a match considering the fact that they would not able to take part in the matches either way. Thankfully, the physical damage was not something that could not be recovered from easily for the defeated Irishman. But, there are chances of him landing with a couple of other longer suspensions by the Nevada State Athletic Commission due to the ugly brawl and mauling that lead to the finish.
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During the McGregor-Nurmagomedov fight, the Russian falls between the cheering audiences after the wrestling man-oeuvre. He, however did have the upper hand and launched himself on the stage to strike the former’s partner Dillon Danis, after an inappropriate gesticulation. Then, Nurmagomedov’s cousin and partner entered the cage and punched McGregor encouraging a couple of others to participate in the attack.
It was Khabib Nurmagomedov that provoked Conor McGregor, but the latter’s strike on the former’s partner worsened the situation. But, there are chances of his challenger to be slapped with much more serious suspensions by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, who after inspecting the video footage have already suspended his £1.2 million purse. However, McGregor was permitted to claim his £2.3 million.
Both the commissions can take further actions on both the fighters. McGregor was taken out of the stadium while the Russian finished his match. In the press conference followed by the match, when asked about the visa privileges of Khabib, UFC President Dana White said they would just retain his purse and a percentage of his winnings. He also added that he keeps his title and maybe suspended for four to six months.
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It was months of anticipation and disparaging that lead to this ugly brawl. Khabib offered his apology for the post-fight scuffle while, his opponent also apologized in the New York press conference and referred to the former as a ‘Dagestani rat’ and his manager, Ali Abdelaziz a ‘terrorist’, ‘snitch’ and ‘rat’. The famous fight between the Russian and Irishman became rather infamous after the brawl.
Source 1: www.express.co.uk
Source 2: www.timesnownews.com
