5 fights in the UFC where things got too personal

# 1 Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor

Khabib and McGregor have become the premier rivalry in the sports of Mixed Martial Arts.

Khabib and Conor would always find themselves on a collision course since the Irishman jumped a weight class to win the Lightweight title against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205.

UFC 223 served as the catalyst for this rivalry as McGregor flew over from Ireland to attack Khabib after Conor’s training partner and friend Artem Lobov found himself slapped by Khabib.

McGregor threw a hand truck at the bus where the Dagestani native was sitting after McGregor’s training partner and friend Artem Lobov found himself slapped by Khabib.

Conor looked to take a page out of his “Aldo Playbook” and looked to attack Khabib mentally with comments which included insults against his father, his religion, race, etc.

Khabib though played off McGregor’s mind games and gave the Irishman a beat down of a lifetime before submitting him in the fourth round with a neck crank at UFC 229.

This victory meant Nurmagomedov became the first Russian and Muslim champion in the UFC while also breaking out as one of the unprecedented superstars in the sport today.

McGregor meanwhile would sit out for the better part of fifteen months before making his comeback against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246 at the start of this year.

Nurmagomedov would defend his lightweight title one more time against Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi before his bout with Tony Ferguson was scrapped due to the current pandemic.