“They Came Right Over My Back!” – When Conor McGregor was attacked by Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Cornermen at UFC 229
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Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov have a lot of bad blood between them. The two fought at UFC 229. In this fight ‘Notorious’ submitted to ‘The Eagle’ in the fourth round. Following this the infamous cage jump took place. ‘The Eagle’ who was pumped after submitting McGregor proceeded to jump the cage and attack his opponent’s coach Dillon Danis.
McGregor remained in the Octagon. Whenever the cameras panned towards him, fans got the impression of a humble man in defeat who had been jumped by ‘The Eagle’s cornermen. The Irishman appeared on the Tony Robbins show and shared his point of view of what happened that night.
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‘Notorious’ referred to ‘The Eagle’ as a rat as by leaving the Octagon “he scurried away. He climbed over the fence and jumped into the crowd to make make a bit of noise, but as soon as he jumped into the crowd, he cowered away and scurried away cause he’s that little rat.”
‘Notorious’ saw this as an opportunity to “get back into the mix.”
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“As I jumped on top of the cage, his brother sprinted across and jumped on top of the cage also to climb in and help him and join the fight. I seen him there it was like a Christmas present. He was right there, I got to smack him in the eyesocket.”
McGregor’s attack here saw him become a target for ‘The Eagle’s cornermen Zubaira Tukhugov and Islam Makhachev. He claims to have been taken by surprise as he backed himself to the cage wall in the melee. McGregor says it was fascinating to watch that because he got to a safe place where he was aware. He said, “I could see any incoming threats and deal with it. They came right over my back, right over my back.”
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‘Notorious’ landed the final blow of the night. He says, “brother who was on the top of the cage – he broke free from the security, ran at 100 miles an hour towards me. He threw a right hand. As he threw that right hand, I threw a left hand. The final blow of the night. ! So that’s it. I win.”
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