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Conor McGregor's next opponent, Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of those people you can't really talk about without bringing into focus the coming fight.
The current UFC Lightweight Champion, he also holds the longest undefeated streak in MMA at 26 fights. Despite this, there are huge chances that he won't be able to make it when he faces McGregor, as 'The Notorious One' is known for shutting people up, and is no stranger to violence.
The leadup to the fight with Khabib has been anything but peaceful, with the two almost coming to blows. The Dolly incident has become famous, where McGregor threw a metal dolly at the bus in which Khabib was. Unfortunately, the bus was also occupied by a large number of other fighters, two of whom got injured and even had to be pulled from the fight.
McGregor is still facing legal action due to his actions.
On the other hand, at the UFC 229 Presser, McGregor overshadowed Khabib with his trash-talk. At this point, the fury between the two has reached such a point that anything can happen. With the two fighting each other at UFC 229 on the 6th of October, here are some things that you need to know about the Dagestani Fighter.
#1 His Religious Background:
For most fighters, a religious background would not be a factor which came into play when talking about them. However, when it comes to Khabib, it is impossible not to talk about it. Not only is he incredibly devout, but he has also allowed that to spill over into his UFC career.
He is fierce in defending his religion. which does not allow him to take fights in the Summer months due to fasting, something that has drawn a lot of criticism.
At the same time, his religion forbids alcohol, which is the reason he was insulted by Conor McGregor's offer at the UFC Presser.
#2 Khabib's less than active schedule:
One of the things that Khabib was pushing in the UFC 229 Presser was that he was much more of an active fighter than Conor McGregor.
McGregor has been away from the Octagon for two years now, although he did fight Floyd 'Money' Mayweather in a boxing match. Due to his inactivity, he was stripped of both of his titles, and this is something of a sore spot for the Irish fighter.
Khabib himself is not that better. In fact, his fight record shows his lax participation in UFC over the last five years. Although he fought three times in 2013, he only fought once in 2014, did not fight at all in 2015, fought twice in 2016, once in 2017, and finally once in 2018. For a person claiming to be an active fighter, 8 times in 6 years is really not much of a total.
#3 Khabib was once friendly with Conor McGregor:
Khabib and Conor were once friends. Although they did not hang out in the same circles, the two had real respect for each other. Khabib even took signed McGregor merchandise from him.
Well, that has now well and truly changed. If the fact that there's been little respect between the fighters in the way they have addressed each other was not proof enough, their unfriendliness has been further backed up by when Conor threw a metal dolly at a bus to get to Khabib.
Calling each other Burger King, and Dana's Chicken, the respect between the two has melted to nothing, and one would not be blamed for questioning if it ever actually existed at this point.
