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Conor McGregor relives UFC 229 brawl, underlines interest in Khabib Nurmagomedov rematch

Conor McGregor gave his first detailed account of what transpired at the UFC 229 post-fight brawl from his point of view in a recent interview with motivational speaker Tony Robbins.

“The Notorious” described lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov as “a rat” when he reflected on how he left the Octagon to direct his attention toward his corner, specifically Dillon Danis.

“What happened was, the fight was done, the match was done…he climbed over the fence and jumped into the crowd to make a bit of noise, but as soon as he jumped into the crowd he cowered away.