McGregor sends message to Khabib: 'Book my rematch for Moscow'

K. Nurmagomedov and C. McGregor faced each other at UFC 229. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufceurope

Last Saturday afternoon (07) was Khabib Nurmagomedov. The Russian submitted the North American Dustin poirier and unified the lightweight titles (up to 70.3 kg.) in the main fight of UFC 242. However it was Conor McGregor, his biggest rival, who attracted attention after the event.

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Hours after the Russian had his arm raised in the octagon set up in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, the Irishman took to his Twitter account to challenge Khabib to a rematch in Moscow, the capital of Russia.

Book my rematch for Moscow.

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) September 7, 2019

“Book my rematch for Moscow,” wrote the fighter on the microblog.

The post resulted in several provocations for the Irishman, who has not fought since the duel against Nurmagomedov and has been involved in several confusions during this period.

History

Khabib and McGregor had one of the biggest fights in lightweight history. The athletes, who exchanged provocations throughout the promotion of the fight, faced off at UFC 229, in October 2018. The Russian dominated the Irishman in the first two rounds, suffered some scares in the third round, but finished the fight in the fourth round.

At the end of the fight, Khabib jumped out of the octagon and attacked one of Conor's coaches. On the other hand, one of the Russian's partners attacked the Irishman, still in the Octagon, from behind. The actions generated a huge widespread fight after the event.