LAS VEGAS — Khabib Nurmagomedov defended his violent actions after beating Conor McGregor at UFC 229 and said that Russian president Vladimir Putin was "proud" of him — despite the way he escalated an ugly melee at T-Mobile Arena.
Nurmagomedov made a brief media statement following his fourth-round submission victory over McGregor and the wild fracas that followed, yet was largely unrepentant.
"First of all I want to say sorry to Nevada Athletic Commission," Nurmagomedov, now 27-0 and still the UFC lightweight champion, told reporters. "This is not my best side.
"But (McGregor) talked about my religion, he talks about my father. Why people talk about (how) I (jumped) on the cage? He came to Brooklyn and almost killed a couple of people."
Those remarks referred to the way Nurmagomedov leaped out of the octagon to brawl with members of McGregor’s team moments after McGregor had tapped out to a rear naked choke — and also the infamous attack launched by the Irishman on a bus carrying Nurmagomedov in Brooklyn in April.
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