‘I Was Preparing for War’- Khabib Nurmagomedov Says Conor McGregor Would Have Died if Herb Dean Wouldn’t Have Interrupted

Khabib Nurmagomedov recalls one of his greatest fights in the UFC. The Dagestan native says he would have killed his opponent inside the octagon if the referee didn’t stop him.

Nurmagomedov clashed against the former two-division champion Conor McGregor at UFC 229. The Dagestan native secured an impressive win against the Irishman.

During a recent talk session at Daniel Cormier’s new academy, ‘The Eagle’ opened up about his moments before the fight. Nurmagomedov said, “I was very happy, you know, and I was thinking like okay finally I’m gonna grab this guy. I’m gonna catch this guy. You know like a very hungry eagle you hold him when and you let him hunt you know and he fly and you watch like okay.”

“Where this mouse you know. And you go catch him, you know the same thing I was very happy because he talks a lot of trash and for me, it was like very important to catch this guy.”

He added, “When I make weight the next day, I wanna be there like all night but my opponent he don’t want this. When I come to the cage, I look at him he doesn’t wanna watch my eyes. But when I come too close like I look at his eyes like okay, he doesn’t wanna watch my eyes.”

“Honestly, like Herb Dean saved his life 100 percent, he saved his life. Can you imagine no help in here what he gonna do he gonna die because I catch him he go like this. And you have to watch the fight Dean come he do like this you know. And it was not enough for me. I was preparing for war.”

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Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor: Looking back at one of the greatest showdowns

The undefeated lightweight fighter, Khabib Nurmagomedov, faced the former two-division champion, Conor McGregor, at UFC  229. This fight went down to be one of the greatest showdowns in the promotion history. It was because of the blood rivalry between the two best lightweights in the UFC.

A lot of trash talks, brawls, and the mental battle went down before the men entered the octagon. However, it was the Dagestan native who emerged victorious in the fight defending his lightweight gold. The combat fans witnessed one of the biggest clashes of the UFC. The Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor event remains the most successful event in the UFC, with the highest pay-per-view buy rate of 2.4 million.

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