In one of the biggest grudge fights in UFC history, Conor McGregor took on the undefeated phenom, Khabib Nurmagomedov back in UFC 229. A lot of things were said during the fight promotion from both Conor and Khabib, and the tension was at its highest during the fight night. 

Though UFC broke multiple records on that night, a post-fight brawl between the two camps left the MMA world in shock. A little over a year later, these two lightweight elites might come face to face again at UFC 246.

Since the loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor has been away from the sport. Though he was supposed to return in July 2019 an unfortunate hand injury delayed the return of the Notorious One. However, finally, the biggest attraction in MMA returns to the octagon in January 2020 as he takes on the UFC veteran, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in the main event of UFC 246. This event is already a blockbuster because it has Conor as the main event. However, it might get even bigger if the lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagoemdov sits at the front rows to witness the return of Conor.

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Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagoemdov may come face to face again

According to UFC president, Dana White, there is a chance that Khabib is going to attend UFC 246 at T-mobile Arena. In a recent interview, White stated that UFC is trying to get Khabib to the USA for UFC 246. Though he has not confirmed that Khabib will be in the arena for the event, he said there is a possibility that Conor and Khabib might come face to face on January 18th. 

“There is a chance( that Khabib will attend UFC 246). I am not saying for sure he will be there but he could be,”  said White.

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Conor vs Cowboy Press Conference Confirmed

Dana White also confirmed that there will be a press conference held for Conor vs Cowboy during the fight week. He also made clear that Conor has never denied attending any press conferences contrary to the beliefs. White claimed:

“I don’t think he(Conor) does not like to do the press conferences ahead of time. I think if we push to do a press conference Conor would have done it. Conor does not mind doing them, he just likes to show up really late.”

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The post-fight chaos at UFC 229 is still fresh in memories. And it can be assured that fans are going to blow the roof off at the T-Mobile arena, if Conor gets the job done against Cerrone, gets on the microphone and calls out Khabib for a rematch.