NEW YORK CITY – UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor came face to face Thursday for the first time ahead of UFC 229. Following today’s UFC 299 press conference at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Nurmagomedov (26-0 MMA, 10-0 UFC) and McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) had an intense staredown to help with promotion for next month’s anticipated 155-pound title bout. Watch the video of the face-off between Nurmagomedov and McGregor above
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