Khabib Nurmagomedov Takes Down Conor McGregor at Ultimate Fighting Championship

The highly-anticipated fight took place in Las-Vegas; Conor McGregor fought Khabib Nurmagomedov during the lightweight championship at UFC 229.
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Undefeated Russian UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov beat his rival, Irish legend Conor McGregor, in the 4th round with a chokehold.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship ceremonial weigh-ins between the two fighters took place in Las Vegas late Saturday evening, local time.

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The world-famous fighters exchanged taunts for almost a year, mostly on social media, with McGregor trying to pick on his opponent in the upcoming fight.

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The bad blood between the rivals reached a boiling point in Brooklyn, New York in April when the Irish fighter hurled a metal loading dolly at the bus in which Nurmagomedov was a passenger, smashing the window. The attack was preceded by a heated exchange between the Russian UFC fighter and McGregor's friend, Russian-Irish mixed martial artist Artem Lobov.

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