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Conor McGregor’s Coach Says Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Attack ‘Not That Big a Deal’

October 8, 2018 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanaugh spoke on The Joe Rogan Experience about Khabib Nurmagomedov’s attack on Dillon Danis at UFC 229. Highlights are below, per MMAjunkie:

On the NSAC’s pending sanctions against Nurmagomedov: “I hope (the NSAC) is lenient on him. Not just so we can get a rematch. I just love watching him fight. I can stretch myself to understand his reaction. I can’t stretch myself to understand (his teammates’) reaction. For Khabib, it’s not the end of the world.”

On allegations that Danis saying something to provoke Nurmagomedov: “(Danis) actually didn’t say anything. I was standing beside Dillon. I didn’t see what he did, but I could hear. He didn’t say anything. When I watched it back, I could see him beckon (Nurmagomedov) on. It’s just stupid end-of-fight stuff. But it didn’t justify that level of response. Maybe there was something else in the build-up. Dillon is a little bit of trouble online. But, like I said, it wasn’t that big of a deal to me what Khabib did. It just really wasn’t.”