“Same Thing He Did on McGregor” – 3 Years Later, Khabib Nurmagomedov Tells Dana White Why He Jumped the Cage & Fans Can’t Stop but Laugh

Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor: a rivalry that hit the MMA world the hardest; They fought only once and yet it appears there were millions of episodes that fight fans have of their encounters. From one of the most notorious pressers ahead of UFC 229 to the post-fight brawl, memories of this epic clash do not fade away. And not only the fans, but even both fighters are also not ready to let this heat go.

That said, many fans do not remember that Nurmagomedov recreated the UFC 229 scenes when he jumped over the Octagon to go right after Dana White at UFC 242 after defeating Dustin Poirier.

Recently, ‘The Eagle’ had a clarification for the big boss, Dana White, about why he jumped over the cage and came right after him. With Nurmagomedov rarely opening up about the rage at the end of the bout at UFC 242, this had fans rolling their fingers on the social media site.

Khabib Nurmagomedov revealed why he jumped the Octagon at UFC 242

UFC Hall of Fame Khabib Nurmagomedov had a light message for the UFC President on why he jumped at him after his monumental win.

The Russia-based athlete shared a post of him jumping over the cage and going right after 53-year-old Dana White. In his Instagram stories, Nurmagomedov wrote, “I wanted to know where my shoes are @danawhite.”

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This response and the video reminder of Nurmagomedov‘s other Octagon jump (not UFC 229) had the fight fans going crazy in the comments section.

Fans had their say about Dana White’s reaction to a charging Nurmagomedov

MMA fans love revisiting the iconic moments of their favorite star, chiefly, a moment like this that went under the radar.

Fight fans all over the internet reacted to it. Many had their attention on Dana White’s reaction while a few drew comparisons with Nurmagomedov’s UFC 229 jump in the Conor McGregor fight.

• “Cant remember what happened in that fight”
• “I know Dana was scared for his life a for a split second”
• “Bruh they still couldn’t stop him”
• “Dana’s happy face is priceless”
• “RAN THRU ERRBODY”
• “MMA version of “I wanna shake your hand””
• “Y’all need better security”
• “The entire Dana white security team should be fired but then again it is Khabib”
• “Dana getting flashbacks”
• “I like the version where he jumped on Danis in the crowd and started a brawl”
• “he wanted more than a hug”
• “6 men couldn’t hold that man..”
• “Dana was about to pull guard”
• “Same Thing He Did on McGregor”

Luckily for Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov was not coming for his ‘heart’ like he was at UFC 229.

Nurmagomedov and White have been at each other’s throats in such friendly banter ever since the Dagestan-born athlete had risen through the ranks in MMA.

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