(UTV|COLOMBO) – Khabib Nurmagomedov has to be suspended and stripped of his belt for the violent scenes after his win over Conor McGregor at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 229, according to former UFC Title Contender Dan Hardy.
Nurmagomedov leapt from the octagon and fought a member of McGregor’s team, while the Irishman had a bust-up with some of the Russian’s entourage.
“I don’t see any other way around it,” said Hardy.
“His actions almost led to a full scale arena riot.”
Lightweight Champion Nurmagomedov, from the Russian Republic of Dagestan, apologised following the incident but cited pre-match trash talk in which McGregor “Talked about my religion, talked about my country, talked about father.”
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