Khabib Nurmagomedov offers response to Conor McGregor’s Instagram fight recap

By Michael Hiscoe, Managing Editor

Khabib Nurmagomedov (photo credit Adam Hunger © USA Today Sports)

Conor McGregor offered a detailed and honest account of his UFC 229 fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov this week. In the Instagram post, he went round by round and described his successes and shortcomings in the fight. It was a rare peek inside the fighting mind of MMA’s biggest star.

Nurmagomedov delivered some analysis of his own in response, only his account was a little more curt.

“It’s only business,” Nurmagomedov wrote in a comment on UFC’s official Instagram account. The post was a series of photos featuring McGregor and the text from his fight analysis. The comment appears to indicate that Nurmagomedov has no hard feelings with McGregor, but is in actuality a dig at a comment McGregor made during the fight. McGregor could be heard making the same “It’s only business,” comment to Nurmagomedov during their fight.

Nurmagomedov, of course, has no need to offer fight analysis as his performance speaks for itself. Nurmagomedov submitted McGregor in the fourth round of their lightweight title fight on Oct. 6. A Nevada Athletic Commission hearing for both men following the brawl that ensued after the fight is scheduled Wednesday. Final sanctions are not expected to be handed down immediately, but temporary bans could be imposed.

View this post on Instagram

Conor delivers his thoughts on #UFC229.

A post shared by ufc (@ufc) on


Create a mobile home screen button on your phone now for one-click access to MMATorch’s newly ramped up MMA coverage with the return of Mike Hiscoe, who is now managing editor of MMATorch.

ANDROID USERS (Chrome): Click on the three stacked dots in the upper right corner on your browser and choose”Add to Home Screen.” Name it “MMATorch” and now it will be available with one-click access on your home screen!

IPHONE USERS (Safari): Click on the box with an arrow pointing upward out of it and then scroll your choices horizontally and choose “Add To Home Screen.” Name it “MMATorch” and now it will be available with one-click access on your home screen!

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*