Khabib could lose his title for assaulting McGregor\u2019s Jiu Jitsu coach at UFC 229 ESPN \/ New York PostUFC 229 erupted into a crowd-wide brawl after Khabib climbed out of the octagon to throw punches at Conor McGregor\u2019s Jiu Jitsu coach. He wasn\u2019t the only one to throw hands, either. Khabib\u2019s teammate likewise took a swing at McGregor, who had just taken a major loss to his opponent. However, Khabib\u2019s actions weren\u2019t without reason \u2013 according UFC president Dana White, McGregor\u2019s cornerman incited the brawl that prompted Khabib\u2019s attack. White has since come forward with a statement on the matter, where he said that Khabib could face a suspension for the post-match brawlout. \u201cThere could be a suspension for Khabib,\u201d he stated in response to an ESPN reporter. \u201cAre these guys gonna get Visas again to get back in the country? Big fines? It\u2019s a big deal.\u201d According to White, Khabib\u2019s check for the event is being withheld, and the UFC is currently turning over the match\u2019s film to the Nevada State Athletic Commission pending investigation. A report from ESPN likewise stated that the state commission could suspend Khabib, which would include the stripping of his belt. And even closer to the action outside the cage. No clue who the guy is with the bleached hair that Khabib attacks. pic.twitter.com\/RHmmaw6sHm \u2014 Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) October 7, 2018 Khabib has since apologized to the state of Nevada and Las Vegas for his actions, but feels as though he was justified due to McGregor\u2019s remarks toward his religion, family, and nationality. McGregor has responded to the incident in kind, tweeting, \u201cGood knock. Looking forward to the rematch.\u201d The two continue to insult each other through social media, despite the major legal implications of the post-match brawl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Khabib could lose his title for assaulting McGregor\u2019s Jiu Jitsu coach at UFC 229 ESPN \/ New York PostUFC 229 erupted into a crowd-wide brawl after Khabib climbed out of the octagon to throw punches at Conor McGregor\u2019s Jiu Jitsu coach. He wasn\u2019t the only one to throw hands, either. Khabib\u2019s teammate likewise took a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52755\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}