Written with Tammi Gaw - read more about Tammi here.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation, headquartered in Las Vegas, and is the leading MMA promoter holding events globally and boasts some of the sport’s biggest stars amongst its roster.
However, on 06 October 2018, the organisation hosted UFC 229 in Vegas which was a sold-out event with its headlining fight seeing Khabib Nurmagomedev defend his lightweight title against arguably the UFC’s biggest star, Conor McGregor. The event appeared to be following the usual and normal course, with nothing appearing out of the ordinary, when after the bout Khabib, unexpectedly, made his way across the Octagon leaping over the fence and attacking a member of McGregor’s entourage, causing a mass brawl to break out. The hysteria soon spread with McGregor being attacked from behind by a member of Khabib’s team, whilst still inside the Octagon. The melee was soon followed by cries of better regulation and security surrounding the events citing that innocent bystanders health and safety had been put at risk and fights between fans had spilled out onto the streets, as a result of high tensions. The disciplinary implications and immigration ramifications of the incident was also hot on the lips of MMA pundits.
