UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov never really spoke about UFC 229 and everything afterwards in detail. During a recent Q&A session in Melbourne, Australia, the undefeated fighter shared his thoughts about what had happened, conceding to some shortcomings on his part.
“I lost control a little bit,” he said. “We talk with father before the fight, (and he said) ‘We have to be relaxed, don’t listen to him. Just do your thing.’ And when my father tried to smash me (after the brawl), I told him, ‘Hey, we didn’t talk about after the fight. We only talked about before the fight, so what are we gonna do?