UFC 229 was described by Dana White as the ‘darkest day’ in the Ultimate Fighting Championship history.
The blockbuster pay-per-view event, which topped the record for the highest PPV buys in the UFC, was overshadowed by the ugly fracas involving members of Team Khabib Nurmagomedov and Team Conor Mcgregor.
All hell broke loose when the Russian fighter jumped out of the Octagon to attack Dillon Danis, following his fourth-round submission of McGregor in their main event title bout.
As the aftermath of the post-fight brawl, both lightweight stars were slapped with hefty fines and lengthy suspensions.
In a viral video uploaded on Twitter, ‘The Notorious’ provided a breakdown of the brawl and recalled how he came out victorious against Khabib’s teammates.
“So what happened was, the fight was done, the match was done. He [Khabib] climbed over the fence and jumped into the crowd to make a bit of noise, but as soon as he jumped into the crowd, he cowered away. I like to call it ‘scurried away,’ because they’re little rats, they are. I’ll be honest. He scurried away,” the Irishman begins.
Conor McGregor landed a big punch on Zubaira Tukhugov during the infamous UFC 229 brawl.https://t.co/mchSipDVY3
— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) February 18, 2020
Continuing, McGregor said it was Khabib’s cornermen who sparked the chaos inside the Octagon but it was him who had the last laugh after landing the final blow of the night.
“He jumped in to cause this chaos and went to attack. He was trying to just hide away when he jumped in, so he didn’t really do anything.”
“But I saw this take place, I got up off the ground and said ‘OK, now I’m back in the mix’ (and) jumped on top of the cage. As I jumped on top of the cage, his brother came sprinting across and jumped up 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 smacked him right in the eye socket, and we started fighting on top of the cage. It got broken up.
“We ended up in the cage then. He was trying to get past the security. I was just kind of watching everything. I am very self-defence minded through growing up. I know where my entrances and my exits are. I’m very aware of my surroundings.”
Mass brawl breaks out after McGregor Vs Khabib at UFC 229…https://t.co/JqaPkYPCeu pic.twitter.com/kr3BzwjZX2
— LADbible (@ladbible) October 7, 2018
He added: “I had already saw him, so as he turned back, boom – I smacked him. He wobbled. And as I smacked him and rocked him, another one jumped in from over the back, and he sly-hooked me from the side. And then I covered up.
“That got separated, and then the final one was the original 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. Boom! There’s an image, an aerial image, of the right hand just whipping by my face, and my left hand just landing flush down the pipe! The final blow of the night! So that’s it. I win.”
Watch McGregor’s commentary in the video below:
@TheNotoriousMMA talks about the post fight brawl with khabib on the Tony robbins show pic.twitter.com/XEhKY8H96N
— I offer you this: (@biggest_charms) April 12, 2020
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