Unbeaten lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov stretches his professional record to 27-0 as he ends Irish fighter Conor McGregor's attempt to win back the Ultimate Fighting Championship title.
Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov ended Irish fighter Conor McGregor's attempt to win back the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title when he sealed a brutal submission victory with a rear naked choke hold in the fourth round on Saturday.
The win prompted a mass brawl to break out in and around the cage, with a red-shirted fan landing several blows on McGregor before security intervened.
All hell breaks loose at #UFC229 pic.twitter.com/xHWYIyxAyw
— MethodMan💀💀 (@ThatIgboBooy) October 7, 2018
Nurmagomedov dominated the fight, taking McGregor down early and smothering him with his wrestling skills and, behind on the judge's scorecards, the Irishman was left with no choice but to throw a succession of punches in the third round.
Conor McGregor has been criticised for his racial slurs in the past, and this time he's on to Khabib Nurmagomedov. Does McGregor take it too far with his comments? pic.twitter.com/HqGLdkGtBw
— TRT World (@trtworld) October 7, 2018
Nurmagomedov undefeated in 27 matches
Exhausted by the fourth round, Nurmagomedov took the former two-weight champion's back and sank in the choke to stretch his professional record to 27-0 and hand the Irishman his second defeat in the UFC.
The UFC touted Saturday’s showdown as the biggest fight in the organisation's 25-year history.