Khabib Nurmagomedov does not believe in letting bygones be bygones, at least not when it comes to Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n
Nurmagomedov and McGregor had arguably the biggest rivalry in the history of MMA, culminating in their record-breaking fight at UFC 229 where Nurmagomedov throttled the former champ-champ, submitting him in the fourth round. The event was the highest-grossing MMA Pay-Per-View of all time and became infamous for what transpired immediately after Nurmagomedov\u2019s win, when he launched himself into the crowd to attack Dillon Danis, setting off a massive brawl.<\/p>\n
But despite soundly beating McGregor and even attacking his team, Nurmagomedov still hasn\u2019t put his feelings about the Irish superstar behind him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe won\u2019t say his name still today,\u201d Cormier said on Club Shay Shay<\/a>. \u201cHe still does not say his name. He still won\u2019t say his name. Last week he did an interview in New York and he said \u2018This guy.\u2019 He\u2019ll never say his name. He hates him!\u201d<\/p>\n In his prime, McGregor was one of the best trash-talkers in MMA, relentlessly taunting opponents and engaging in mental warfare, and while he had success with such tactics against other fighters, it didn\u2019t work with Nurmagomedov. Instead \u201cThe Eagle\u201d took the various insults to his family, his religion, and himself personally, and exacted his vengeance with a voracious beatdown before finally finishing McGregor in the fourth round.<\/p>\n \u201cDude, they\u2019re in the octagon and Conor goes, he whispers after the third round, after Khabib\u2019s [beating him], \u2018It\u2019s just business.\u2019 Khabib goes, no it ain\u2019t. No it ain\u2019t,\u201d Cormier said. \u201cYou don\u2019t mess with them dudes, man. Them Russian dude\u2019s different.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe was going to kill him. He was going to put him to sleep. He was holding him and he said, \u2018I kicked your ass. I kicked your ass.\u2019 Then he jumped over the fence and tried to beat his team. I was like, \u2018Woah!\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cBut dude, he had him. He was not going to let him go because he felt his family got so disrespected by this dude that he wanted to end him. And honestly, sometimes you bite off more than you can chew. Because Conor got beat bad that night. He got beat bad.\u201c<\/p>\n That fight the Nurmagomedov\u2019s first lightweight title defense. He would go on to defend it twice more before retiring from the sport in 2020 following the death of his father.<\/p>\n McGregor has fought three more times since the loss to Nurmagomedov, a win over Donald Cerrone, then a pair of losses to Dustin Poirier. \u201cNotorious\u201d has not competed since 2021, though he has shown interest in fighting at the proposed UFC White House card next July.<\/p>\n 25. \u2018I think it\u2019s kind of f*cking stupid\u2019: Aljamain Sterling reacts to UFC Shanghai fight being 5 rounds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Boxing. Jake Paul faces Tank Davis in exhibition match this fall<\/a>.<\/p>\n Let go. Bryan Battle released from UFC<\/a> after second weight miss, fight cancellation at UFC 319.<\/p>\n Beef. Sean Brady slams Ian Machado Garry for ducking him: \u2018Just lost another main event because of you.\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Return. Khamzat Chimaev hands belt to Ramzan Kadyrov<\/a> in first trip home to Chechnya as UFC champion.<\/p>\n Sad. B.J. Penn ordered to stay away from mother for next year after judge approves protective order<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ranking. Raul Rosas Jr draws ranked bantamweight<\/a> in return to action at Noche UFC 3.<\/p>\n Mailbag. UFC 319 Mailbag: Is Khamzat Chimaev boring?<\/a><\/p>\n Aljamain Sterling interview.<\/p>\n Daniel Cormier reacts to the Jake Paul news.<\/p>\n SOCIAL MEDIA BOUILLABAISSE<\/p>\n Good guys Max and Dustin.<\/p>\n Rob Font (22-8) vs. Raul Rosas Jr. (11-1); Noche UFC 3, Sep. 13.<\/p>\n Jarred Brooks (21-5, 1 NC) vs. Mansur Malachiev (13-1); ONE Fight Night 36, Oct. 3.<\/p>\n Lucas Almeida (15-4) vs. Michael Aswell (10-3); UFc Rio, Oct. 11.<\/p>\n As a person who knows how to hold a grudge and hate forever, I respect the pettiness from Khabib. No need to forgive Conor since he\u2019s never once apologized. You hold onto that hate, Khabib. I see you.<\/p>\n If you find something you\u2019d like to see in the Morning Report, hit up @AlexanderKlee<\/a> or @JedKMeshew<\/a> on Twitter and let us know about it. Also, follow MMAFighting on Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, and like us on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n