UFC 229

UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
The poster for UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)
Venue T-Mobile Arena
City Paradise, Nevada
Attendance 20,034[1]
Total gate $17,200,000[1]
Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith

UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) that was held on October 6, 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area.[2]

Background

Nurmagomedov (left) had an undefeated record of 26–0, while McGregor (right) was the first fighter to win titles in two divisions simultaneously. This fight has been dubbed "the biggest in UFC history" by organization president Dana White.[3]

The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between the undefeated current champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor.[4] McGregor captured the lightweight title at UFC 205, when he was the reigning featherweight champion.[5] McGregor never defended the title, as he took some time off in 2017 due to the birth of his first son and later venturing himself in a boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. (in which he lost).[6][7] The UFC originally planned an interim title bout between Nurmagomedov and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos welterweight winner Tony Ferguson, but it was canceled due to Khabib having medical issues related to his weight cut on weigh-in day.[8] Ferguson eventually won the interim title at UFC 216 against Kevin Lee.[9] Ferguson was then expected to meet Nurmagomedov at UFC 223, with the winner being crowned the undisputed champion (as McGregor would be stripped of the title as soon as the bout took place). In turn, it was scrapped once again (fourth time) as Ferguson got injured, and after several possibilities for an opponent, Nurmagomedov eventually won the vacant title against Al Iaquinta.[10][11] That card was also marked by an attack on a bus containing several fighters scheduled to compete at the event (including Nurmagomedov and two teammates), performed by McGregor and his crew.[12]

Jussier Formiga was previously scheduled to face Sergio Pettis in January 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn. However, Formiga pulled out of the fight for undisclosed reasons.[13] The pairing was rescheduled for this event.[14]

On October 1, Sean O'Malley announced that he was pulled from a bout against José Alberto Quiñónez after failing a US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) drug test.[15] In turn, promotion officials elected to remove Quiñónez from the card and he will be rescheduled for a future event.[16]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) def. Conor McGregor Submission (neck crank) 4 3:03 [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Tony Ferguson def. Anthony Pettis TKO (corner stoppage) 2 5:00
Light Heavyweight Dominick Reyes def. Ovince Saint Preux Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Derrick Lewis def. Alexander Volkov KO (punches) 3 4:49
Women's Strawweight Michelle Waterson def. Felice Herrig Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Flyweight Jussier Formiga def. Sergio Pettis Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Vicente Luque def. Jalin Turner KO (punches) 1 3:52
Women's Bantamweight Aspen Ladd def. Tonya Evinger TKO (punches) 1 3:26
Lightweight Scott Holtzman def. Alan Patrick KO (elbows) 3 3:42
Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Women's Bantamweight Yana Kunitskaya def. Lina Länsberg Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Nik Lentz def. Gray Maynard TKO (head kick and punches) 2 1:19
Welterweight Tony Martin def. Ryan LaFlare KO (head kick and punches) 3 1:00
  1. ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:[18]

  • Fight of the Night: Tony Ferguson vs. Anthony Pettis
  • Performance of the Night: Derrick Lewis and Aspen Ladd

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The total disclosed payout for the event was $6,636,000.[19]

  • Khabib Nurmagomedov: $2,000,000 (no win bonus)* def. Conor McGregor: $3,000,000
  • Tony Ferguson: $155,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Pettis: $145,000
  • Dominick Reyes: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus) def. Ovince Saint Preux: $86,000
  • Derrick Lewis: $270,000 (includes $135,000 win bonus) def. Alexander Volkov: $75,000
  • Michelle Waterson: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Felice Herrig: $40,000
  • Jussier Silva: $86,000 (includes $43,000 win bonus) def. Sergio Pettis: $46,000
  • Vicente Luque: $76,000 (includes $38,000 win bonus) def. Jalin Turner: $10,000
  • Aspen Ladd: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Tonya Evinger: $30,000
  • Scott Holtzman: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Alan Patrick: $30,000
  • Yana Kunitskaya: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Lina Länsberg: $20,000
  • Nik Lentz: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Grey Maynard: $54,000
  • Tony Martin: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. Ryan LaFlare: $33,000

^ Nurmagomedov's purse currently being withheld by NSAC.[19]

Records set

The event drew an attendance of 20,034 fans, generating a live gate revenue of $17.2 million. It set the record for the highest ever MMA attendance and live gate in Nevada.[1]

Nurmagomedov-McGregor post-fight controversy

Seconds after the fight, Nurmagomedov climbed out of the octagon and charged toward McGregor's cornerman Dillon Danis. Soon after, McGregor and Abubakar Nurmagomedov (cousin of Khabib) also tried to climb out of the octagon, but a scuffle broke out between them after McGregor punched Abubakar, who then punched him back.[20] Back in the octagon, McGregor was then attacked by two of Nurmagomedov's cornermen: Zubaira Tukhugov and Esed Emiragaev.[21]

As a result of the incident, Nurmagomedov's payment for the fight was withheld by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) pending an investigation into his actions.[19] Tukhugov was scheduled to fight on October 27 at UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith against Artem Lobov, McGregor's teammate who was confronted by Nurmagomedov in April 2018.[22]

Nurmagomedov appeared at the post-fight interview and apologized to the NSAC, saying he was provoked by the McGregor team's trash-talk targeting his family, nation, and religion, as well as the UFC 223 bus incident.[23] Nurmagomedov later told Russian media that he was triggered by a number of insults he heard from Danis during the match, including anti-Muslim slurs.[24] Danis, however, has denied that he made anti-Muslim slurs during the match.[25]

The NSAC announced they will file a formal complaint against both McGregor and Nurmagomedov and the final hearing was initially scheduled to take place in November.[26] On October 12, they announced both Nurmagomedov and McGregor received a temporary suspension for ten days come October 15 and a hearing will be held on October 24, where a panel can extend the suspension.[27]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Steven Marrocco (2018-10-07). "UFC 229 draws 20,034 fans, falls just shy of live gate record". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  2. ↑ Staff (2018-07-08). "UFC announces rest of 2018 schedule from September through end of year". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  3. ↑ Staff (2018-08-04). "Conor McGregor v Khabib Nurmagomedov the biggest fight in UFC history - White". bbc.com. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  4. ↑ Staff (2018-08-03). "Khabib vs McGregor set for October 6". ufc.com. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  5. ↑ Todd Martin (2016-11-13). "UFC 205: Conor McGregor claims lightweight title with knockout of Eddie Alvarez". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  6. ↑ Matt Connolly (2016-11-13). "Conor McGregor's UFC 205 announcements: time off for newborn, UFC ownership demand and an 'apology'". forbes.com. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  7. ↑ Michael Emons (2017-08-26). "Mayweather beats McGregor - as it happened". bbc.com. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  8. ↑ Marc Raimondi (2017-03-03). "UFC releases statement on Khabib Nurmagomedov". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  9. ↑ Matt Erickson (2017-10-08). "UFC 216 results: Tony Ferguson taps resilient Kevin Lee in 3rd to win interim lightweight title". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  10. ↑ Marc Raimondi (2018-04-01). "Tony Ferguson out of UFC 223, Max Holloway to step in and face Khabib Nurmagomedov for lightweight title". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  11. ↑ Matt Erickson (2018-04-08). "UFC 223 results: Khabib Nurmagomedov dominates Al Iaquinta to become new lightweight champ". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  12. ↑ Shaun Al-Shatti (2018-04-05). "Conor McGregor, crew cause chaotic scene after UFC 223 media day". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  13. ↑ Staff (2016-12-29). "John Moraga in for Formiga vs. Sergio Pettis at UFC Fight Night 103". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  14. ↑ Staff (2018-08-02). "Jussier Formiga faces Sergio Pettis at UFC 229 in Las Vegas". sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2018-08-02. (in Portuguese)
  15. ↑ Marc Raimondi (2018-09-30). "Sean O'Malley announces he's failed USADA drug test, out of UFC 229". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  16. ↑ Staff (2018-10-03). "UFC 229 gets new start time, Scott Holtzman vs. Alan Patrick bumped to FS1 prelims". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  17. ↑ "UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  18. ↑ Staff (2018-10-07). "UFC 229 bonuses: Ferguson, Pettis pick up extra $50k each for their brawl before the other brawl". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  19. 1 2 3 Staff (2018-10-07). "UFC 229 salaries: McGregor makes $3 million, Khabib $2 million – eventually – on $6.6 million payroll". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  20. ↑ Patrick McCarry (2018-10-07). "Khabib's cousin Abubakar Nurmagomedov shows damage inflicted on him by Conor McGregor". joe.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  21. ↑ Ruslan Vasilyev (2018-10-07). "McGregor was attacked after the battle. Who are these people?". sport.business-gazeta.ru. Retrieved 2018-10-07. (in Russian)
  22. ↑ Staff (2018-10-07). "Zubaira Tukhugov speaks out after slapping Conor McGregor 'as promised'". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  23. ↑ The Associated Press (2018-10-07). "Post-match mayhem breaks out after Nurmagomedov's win over McGregor at UFC 229". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  24. ↑ Staff (2018-10-11). "'I don't want to repeat it' - Khabib on McGregor teammate words that triggered THAT octagon jump". rt.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  25. ↑ Stuart Atkins and Toby Gannon (2018-10-11). "'BULLS***' Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov: Dillon Danis denies calling Russian 'f***ing Muslim rat' at UFC 229 before mass brawl erupted". thesun.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  26. ↑ Brett Okamoto (2018-10-09). "Khabib, Conor both facing complaints after brawl". espn.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  27. ↑ Staff (2018-10-11). "Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov receive initial 10-day suspensions from NSAC". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
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