It’s no secret that Paulie Malignaggi has bad blood with Conor McGregor, so it’s no surprise that he isn’t expecting much from the Irishman in his bout against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. “Here’s the problem with this fight. Khabib is not a guy that will put you out of your misery,” Malignaggi recently told SiriusXM Boxing hosts Randy Gordon and Gerry Cooney.
“Remember the Nate Diaz fight [at UFC 196], when [McGregor] shot in on Nate Diaz and got submitted? Nate Diaz is a guy you don’t want to wind up on the ground with, because he’s a black belt in jiu-jitsu, and he’ll submit you right away.