{"id":285571,"date":"2018-09-20T17:54:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T00:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=285571"},"modified":"2018-09-20T17:55:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T00:55:18","slug":"conor-mcgregor-addresses-khabib-nurmagomedovs-perceived-wrestling-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-addresses-khabib-nurmagomedovs-perceived-wrestling-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor addresses Khabib Nurmagomedov&#8217;s perceived wrestling advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On October 6, in the main event of UFC 229, former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor will attempt to reclaim that latter title from reigning lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into this mammoth showdown, Conor McGregor is <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/khabib-nurmagomedov\/khabib-nurmagomedov-coach-feels-theres-no-way-possible-to-prepare-for-mcgregors-striking\/\">believed to have a significant advantage in the striking department<\/a>, while Khabib Nurmagomedov is perceived to have a major edge in the grappling phase of the game.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, McGregor doesn&#8217;t seem too concerned with Khabib Nurmagomedov&#8217;s wrestling chops.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You dive for the legs and hold onto them for dear life,&#8221; Conor McGregor said to Khabib Nurmagomedov at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-ufc-229-khabib-nurmagomedov-vs-conor-mcgregor-press-conference-live-stream\/\">the UFC 229 press conference<\/a> on Thursday. &#8220;What kind of fighting is that? With your little fake belt over there, after you beat an 11th-ranked real estate agent. And you bring that belt onstage like it\u2019s a real belt. You\u2019re a phoney, a fake and I\u2019m gonna expose you. Now you\u2019re up here with the real shit here, you\u2019re with the real dogs now brother, yeah? And you\u2019re gonna be smoked on October 6th live on pay-per-view, and I am gonna love every fucking second of it. I hope it\u2019s a long night.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You\u2019re gonna be wrestling my knuckle out of your orbital bone,&#8221; the Irish star added.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor then reiterated that he and his team have prepared for any trajectory the fight might take.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are ready for war,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We are ready for all outcomes; all scenarios. You are looking at supreme confidence here. We\u2019re gonna go out and enjoy this contest on October 6th. Because again, that\u2019s all I\u2019m doing it for: because I fucking love it. I don\u2019t have to do it either, it\u2019s just \u2018cause I love it. That\u2019s it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, Conor McGregor is not too impressed by Khabib Nurmagomedov&#8217;s wrestling. From the sounds of it, he&#8217;s not impressed by Nurmagomedov&#8217;s flawless 26-0 record either.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Would you believe that he\u2019s 26-0? An unbeaten amateur in the professional game,&#8221; McGregor said. &#8220;I mean, he\u2019s fucking fought nobody. Absolutely nobody. Anybody that he\u2019s fought has been decisions. He\u2019s in over his head, I\u2019m going to pick him apart and bully him in there and absolutely maul him. 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