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Bitter rivals Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov squared off at the conclusion of today’s UFC 229 press conference in New York City.<\/p>\n

There was a ton of security and law enforcement on hand to ensure that no incidents occured when “Mystic Mac” and “The Eagle<\/a>” squared off.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1042901054529003520<\/p>\n

The former two division UFC champion, Conor McGregor will make his highly anticipated octagon return on October 6 when he challenges Khabib Nurmagomedov for the promotions lightweight championship in the main event of UFC 229.<\/p>\n

The Irish star has not stepped foot inside the cage since defeating Eddie Alvarez via second-round TKO at UFC 205<\/a> in November of 2016.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Khabib Nurmagomedov has gone a perfect 26-0 in his mixed martial arts career, which included ten victories under the UFC banner.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Eagle\u201d was last seen in action at April\u2019s UFC 223 event in Brooklyn, where he defeated Al Iaquinta to capture the promotions coveted lightweight title<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That same weekend, former UFC \u201cchamp champ\u201d Conor McGregor made headlines when he attacked the UFC fighter bus insde the Barclays Center which resulted in three fighters being injured.<\/p>\n

Conor McGregor has since been cleared of all felony charges stemming from the incident and will now face his bitter rival on October 6.<\/p>\n

Who are yo picking to win the UFC 229 lightweight title fight between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov? Sound off PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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