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UFC megastar Khabib Nurmagomedov has boldly claimed one of the most bitter grudge fights in Octagon history was like a “vacation” for him. Embroiled in a lengthy rivalry with former two-weight champion Conor McGregor during their respective runs in the promotion, Khabib Nurmagomedov took ultimate bragging rights over the Dubliner. Scoring an emphatic fourth-round neck crank submission win in their UFC 229 blockbuster, Nurmagomedov was involved in a brutal post-fight scuffle with the opposing corner. However, amid the chaos during the fight and afterwards, according to Nurmagomedov, the entire debacle was a “vacation” for him. Khabib Nurmagomedov labels Conor McGregor clash a “vacation” Sure to stoke some flames with his bitter nemesis, Nurmagomedov has been entangled in a post-career feud with the brash star. And responsible for arguably the biggest fight in promotional history, as well as one of the most bad-blooded rivalries, Nurmagomedov claims he had his feet up for much of the showdown. “One thing is really, really beautiful in this world: when you don’t like somebody, you go inside the cage, you smash him, and they give you money,” Nurmagomedov told S Khalil of his fight with McGregor. “Outside of the cage, if you do this, you go to jail,” Nurmagomedov explained. “I was waiting for that moment for so long. I could not only fight but also talk to him. I used that moment to enjoy. It was my vacation.” Involved in an infamous post-fight incident with McGregor’s team, Nurmagomedov scaled the Octagon fence in pursuit of the Dubliner’s long-time associate Dillon Danis, sparking a mass brawl. Khabib Nurmagomedov claims Dana White built Conor McGregor feud Years before their infamous spat, Nurmagomedov and McGregor were cordial, to say the least, in a surprising exchange. Meeting with the former two-weight champion backstage ahead of his first of three fights with common foe Dustin Poirier, Nurmagomedov posed for pictures with the then-rising featherweight. However, according to Nurmagomedov, UFC CEO Dana White played a significant part in building and fueling one of the most infamous rivalries in the history of combat sports.
