Conor McGregor sends warning to Khabib as LW champ’s coach talks UFC 229 training camp
CONOR MCGREGOR - Express Sport brings you the latest headlines on the former UFC lightweight champion.
Conor McGregor sends warning to Khabib Nurmagomedov
Conor McGregor has warned Khabib Nurmagomedov that he’ll be fighting a ‘caged animal’ at UFC 229 and told his critics that he can only be judged by God.
Alongside an Instagram picture of himself with his hands in the air during a training session at SBG Ireland, McGregor wrote: “Ireland’s caged animal only God can judge me.”
McGregor’s showdown with Nurmagomedov headlines UFC 229, which takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on October 6.
He’s really motivated to fight Conor
Conor McGregor - Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coach talks UFC 229 bout
American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez has claimed Nurmagomedov is more motivated than ever ahead of his showdown with McGregor.
“He’s really motivated to fight Conor,” Mendez told Express Sport. “He wants to fight Conor. He wants to do it the good way rather than do it the other way that Conor wanted to do it.
“Getting paid is a lot better and a lot safer and nobody is in trouble.”
Conor McGregor - Training partner discusses Notorious’ grappling ahead of UFC 229
Ayub Magamadov has claimed McGregor’s grappling skills are a lot better than most people think.
The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, who recently trained with 'The Notorious' ahead of the his grudge match with Nurmagomedov, told RT: “What I can say is (McGregor) is a great, great professional, who can do anything.
“He is good in every aspect of the game. For sure you have some areas where you can be called an expert. He is an expert in striking, but he has pretty good wrestling, he has really good BJJ. He is a two-weight class world champion – what more can I say?
“He is a really solid brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, for sure. I wouldn’t be surprised if he can do that. Because he is a great champion.
“So he is working in every area, he has really big experience in every aspect of the game. His BJJ, what can I say – he is training in Gi and No Gi. In-between the fights he trains a lot in Gi.
“That means that you put really big attention to your ground game, when you train in a Gi. I think he is really really good in BJJ.
“I think if whoever wins (this fight) it won’t be a decision (victory).”