Khabib Nurmagomedov has lastly reacted to the current Conor McGregor drama.
For a lot of this month, McGregor was embroiled in a extremely publicized civil trial stemming from an 2018 incident at a Dublin resort, throughout which he was alleged to have sexually assaulted a lady named Nikita Hand. On Nov. 22, a jury in Dublin’s Excessive Courtroom dominated McGregor was civically responsible for assault, and he was ordered to pay simply shy of $260,000 in damages to Hand.
The fallout has been swift for McGregor. A number of of his company companions – most notably Correct No. 12 Irish Whiskey — have distanced themselves from him, and he’s been on the receiving finish from fiery criticism from lots of his fight sports activities rivals, reminiscent of Jake Paul.
Khabib, arguably the best rival of the Irishman’s MMA profession, was the most recent to chime in.
The retired MMA legend reacted in a publish on X, throwing his assist behind a crypto challenge known as Convict McGregor, which claims it would “donate in direction of the authorized charges of the victims of Convict McGregor.”
Khabib Nurmagomedov promotes a crypto coin known as “Convict McGregor”:
“Good job guys, you’ve got my full assist. This man deserves punishment.”#UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/aaFVXN2Kls
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) November 27, 2024
“Good job guys, you’ve got my full assist,” Khabib wrote (h/t Championship Rounds). “This man deserves punishment.”
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor shared one of many fiercest rivalries in MMA historical past.
The rivalry got here to a head at UFC 229 in 2018 when, after months of vicious trash speak and violent public encounters, they collided for the light-weight title. Nurmagomedov, the defending champion, finally gained in fashion, dominating McGregor en path to a fourth-round submission win. However that’s not the place the drama ended. After the battle, Khabib and McGregor’s groups had been concerned in a wild brawl inside and out of doors the Octagon — a scene that can reside on in infamy amongst battle followers.
Khabib reigned because the UFC light-weight champion till he retired in 2020. He rode off into the sundown with an ideal 29-0 document that additionally included wins over Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier.
McGregor, who beforehand held featherweight and light-weight gold, has gone 1-2 since dropping to Khabib, first knocking out Donald Cerrone, then struggling back-to-back stoppage losses to Poirier.
