Kevin Durant Brightens Khabib Nurmagomedov’s 5-Year Anniversary Win Over Conor McGregor at UFC 229 Amid Verbal Trashing of Irish Star

There are moments in every UFC PPV when the cameras focus on distinguished personalities present in the arena to witness the event. Even the ex-POTUS, Donald Trump, has graced multiple UFC events to date. But several other noted personalities who have never been to UFC events also identify themselves as UFC fans. The list includes noted NBA stars as well.

The noted NBA star, Kevin Durant’s recent words might not be enough to identify him as an overall UFC fan. But they clarified the fact that the ‘2017 and 2018 NBA champion’, tunes into UFC fights depending upon his convenience. In a recent interview with ‘NBA on TNT’, Durant revealed his favorite athlete to follow on social media. Well, after knowing about his choice, a number of fans might get an idea about Durant’s strong affinity for winning.

Kevin Durant chooses the undefeated UFC star over his former partymate Conor McGregor

The sporting community of the world was taken aback in May this year. A video showcasing Durant, the noted UFC icon Conor Mcgregor, and the known rapper Rick Ross partying together at a Monaco-based pub garnered massive attention from sports fans. It also prompted a number of them to think that Durant had pretty friendly relations with McGregor.

However, the NBA star nullified this narrative during his recent interview. An ‘X’ account named ‘HonestMMA’ put out a video of Durant. In the video, Durant was asked about his favorite athlete to follow on social media in an interview. To the surprise of most fans, Durant replied, “Khabib Nurmagomedov“.

Most fans would agree that McGregor boasts more online popularity than his archrival, Nurmagomedov. Also looking at the previous incident of the two partying together, several fans might have expected Durant to utter ‘Mystic Mac’s’ name as his favorite athlete online.

However, due to the timeline of Durant’s revelation, a large chunk of fans might consider it to be even more derogatory for McGregor. The ‘Phoenix Suns’ member revealed his choice on October 5, 2023, which was the preceding day of October 6. Most fans might have recollected by now that today, i.e. October 6, 2023, marks the fifth anniversary of the coveted most-selling PPV in the history of the promotion, UFC 229.

Khabib Nurmagomedov gives a grim reminder to Conor McGregor about his annihilation

Almost every UFC fan remembers how the main event of the night, featuring UFC stars Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov, erupted into chaos. But nothing can make the fans forget how ‘The Eagle’ dominated ‘Mystic Mac’ in their bout. Despite being known as having a rather amicable personality, Nurmagomedov went into the attack mode today, just like he had done five years ago.

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The Dagestani set up a collection of snaps as his Instagram story, with a few of them displaying the fierce strikes that he landed on McGregor. One of them also showcased the ‘tap-out’ moment of ‘The Notorious’. Well, looking at McGregor’s persona, most fans might opine that he won’t keep quiet about Nurmagomedov’s online dig at him. But what do you think he can do?

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