Dana White: No Guarantee Khabib Nurmagomedov Won’t Be Stripped Of His Title After UFC 229 Brawl

UFC President Dana White ought to have been in a celebratory mode after UFC 229. The advancement had conveyed a critical battle card that delivered the second most elevated door in UFC history at $17.2 million. Rather, White was compelled to talk only about the fight that broke out minutes after Khabib Nurmagomedov guarded his lightweight title with a fourth-round accommodation prevail upon Conor McGregor.

UFC President Dana White was centered around the fight that broke out in the result of the Khabib Nurmagomedov versus Conor McGregor battle at UFC 229 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. (Photograph By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile by means of Getty Images)

“I saw one of Conor’s folks hollering at Khabib,” White said at the UFC 229 post-battle question and answer session. “Also, Khabib ran and bounced over the octagon and followed him. In the end two of Khabib’s folks got into the octagon and one person hit Conor with a few shots. The Nevada State Athletic Commission pulled the recording from us and there’s an examination going on.”

White included that the commission was holding Nurmagomedov’s battle handbag pending the examination. McGregor was granted his satchel. Nurmagomedov’s compensation was $2 million while McGregor’s payday was $3 million.

The Las Vegas Metro Police detained three people for their jobs in the fight, however McGregor declined to squeeze charges. Those people were discharged by White.

Under ordinary conditions White would have been discussing a conceivable rematch among Nurmagomedov and McGregor, however the post-battle fracas put a damper on that reasoning.

“We need to perceive what occurs with the Nevada State Athletic Commission,” said White. “There will be fines. There will be God comprehends what. Could these folks get visas and get once again into the nation? I mean Khabib. We’ll perceive how this thing plays out. I’ve been doing this for a long time and the greatest night ever and I couldn’t be more frustrated.”

White was so centered around the result of the post-battle fight that he couldn’t answer an inquiry about how well the battle did on pay-per-see.

“I haven’t taken a gander at that,” White stated, “I haven’t discussed it with anyone.”

In talking about the eventual fate of Nurmagomedov and his job as UFC champion, White was uncertain how that would play out. He said there was no certification that Nurmagomedov would not be stripped of his title.

“The Nevada State Athletic Commission will distribute a type of fine or suspension and after that we’ll see,” said White. “On the off chance that he gets suspended, it relies upon to what extent his suspension is and no doubt, he’s presumably going to get stripped if it’s a long suspension.”

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