Was the post-fight melee at UFC 229 a bad black eye for the sport, or just one of those things that can happen in a passionate business like MMA? And does how we answer that question reflect a change in our attitudes about the sport, or the culture as a whole? Retired UFC and WEC fighter Danny Downes joins MMAjunkie columnist Ben Fowlkes to discuss in this week’s Trading Shots. * * * * Fowlkes: Well, Danny, for about three seconds there at the conclusion of the UFC 229 main event, it seemed like we might be in for a clear and uncomplicated end to this feud between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor . But then, just as R. Kelly hath foretold in the prophecy, after the show it’s the after-party
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