McGregor open to rematch with Khabib

NEW DELHI: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion Conor McGregor has expressed his desire for a rematch against Khabib Nurmagomedov following his recent defeat at the hands of the Russian boxer.
In a lengthy Instagram post, McGregor wrote, “If it is not the rematch right away, no problem. I will face the next in line. It’s all me always, anyway.” He also shared the details of his bout against Khabib in the UFC on October 6, when the Irish fighter was tapped out in the fourth round. In his analytical round-wise post, McGregor said that from a sports standpoint, thefirst round belonged to Khabib while from a fight standpoint, he deserved the point.”I believe from a sports standpoint, round 1 was his. Top position against the fence. From a fight standpoint, the first round is mine.
The opponent just holding the legsagainst the fence for almost the entire round,” he said. For the second round, he had no issues as Khabib played a smart move to removehim.”After the shot, I bounced back up to engage instantly, but again he dipped under todisengage. That is the sport and it was a smart move that led to a dominant round,so no issue. “He added. (ANI)