Just how late will Conor McGregor be for his final press conference with Khabib Nurmagomedov?
McGregor came storming out of the traps in his first press conference with Nurmagomedov and with just two days to go until UFC 229, we can expect the verbal sparring to intensify this time around.
McGregor is a master of psychological warfare and always does his homework before he hits the stage.
‘The Notorious’Â made several references to Nurmagomedov’s ties to Russian oligarch Ziyavudin Magomedov and Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov during the press conference in New York.
The lightweight rivals are in the process of cutting weight so will be in spiky form when they cross each other for the final time before weighing in tomorrow.
Since their last face-off in New York, Nurmagomedov has taken aim at McGregor’s patriotism by questioning why he doesn’t speak Irish fluently and claiming that his grandfather fought in the English navy.
The defending UFC lightweight champion insists he will not hang around if McGregor shows up late to tonight’s press conference, as the Irishman tends to do.
Nurmagomedov promises to say hello to the fans and walk out of the presser if ‘The Notorious’ does not arrive on time.
The last time something like that happened, cans of energy drink were hurled between McGregor and Nate Diaz so let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.
