Conor McGregor challenged Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight title in the main event of UFC 229, suffering a fourth-round submission loss.
During a recent interaction with a fan on Twitter, McGregor revealed that he believes that he won three of the four rounds at UFC 229:
On the mula! Round 1’s mine. Out struck 3-1. Elbow,knees,clatters! He held on. 2s his but I land multiple knees. One from standing after the overhand, and one from bottom into the eye socket at kimura attempt. Not a scratch end of round also. I won round 3, and 4 until the trip. https://t.co/0B6T7CbHJO
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 19, 2020
Damage! Back hands forced him to the fence. Knee into neck as he shot, after 15 seconds of opening bell. Heavy elbow right into his temple as he froze after his shot. Repeated clatters to the temple while he tries his mermaid wrap leg. Rd was 1 pitiful from him. Rd 2 saved him. https://t.co/Pu39GeE4kQ
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 19, 2020
According to the official scorecards, via Express (UK), all three judges for the fight gave Nurmagomedov rounds one and two, while all three gave McGregor round three.
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