{"id":281794,"date":"2018-07-29T08:42:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-29T15:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=281794"},"modified":"2018-07-29T08:42:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-29T15:42:53","slug":"khabib-nurmagomedov-shares-potential-game-plan-for-conor-mcgregor-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/khabib-nurmagomedov\/khabib-nurmagomedov-shares-potential-game-plan-for-conor-mcgregor-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Khabib Nurmagomedov shares potential game plan for Conor McGregor fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the sounds of it, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov&#8217;s first title defense will pit him against former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor. The pair could well meet before the year is out \u2014 perhaps even as soon as UFC 229 in October.<\/p>\n<p>If the fight does come together, Nurmagomedov plans to punish McGregor for his ego in the cage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe we\u2019re going to fight, because I really want this guy,\u201d Nurmagomedov told reporters at Saturday night&#8217;s UFC on Fox 30 card (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/07\/khabib-nurmagomedov-wants-to-change-conor-mcgregor-face\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAjunkie<\/a>). \u201cMake him humble, a little bit teach him, and not only smash but change his face. I want to change his face. Of course, with face I can change his mind, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want a big drama show,\u201d Nurmagomedov added. \u201cA little bit [of talking] with him, tell him, \u2018I know how we have to do this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Khabib Nurmagomedov also shed a bit of light on his game plan for a potential showdown with the incredibly talented striker Conor McGregor. Unsurprisingly, Nurmagomedov will be looking for the takedown. If the takedown doesn&#8217;t work, he&#8217;ll try again and again, ideally tiring his foe out in the process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have a little bit of a plan,&#8221; Nurmagomedov said. &#8220;Make him tired, make him look bad. Strong, he\u2019s very dangerous. Everybody knows this. I know this, too. If you think I\u2019m going to stay with him like I stayed with [Al] Iaquinta with my Muhammad Ali jab? No way, brother. No way. I\u2019m going to try to take him down. Even if he defend my takedown, he\u2019s going to be tired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, Khabib Nurmagomedov is happy Conor McGregor&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/breaking-conor-mcgregor-gets-punishments-for-brooklyn-rampage\/\">legal situation shook out favorably<\/a>, as the Irishman getting jail time would have deprived them of the opportunity to fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, inside my heart I am a little bit happy about this,\u201d Nurmagomedov said. \u201cBecause if he goes to jail, what happens? How I can catch him? How? Only inside the cage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will come out on top if Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor fight?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 7\/29\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the sounds of it, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov&#8217;s first title defense will pit him against former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor. The pair could well meet before the year is out \u2014 perhaps even as soon as UFC 229 in October. 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