Conor McGregor issues statement on suspension, brags about landing ‘final blow’ during brawl

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On Tuesday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission handed out their sanctions to the fighters involved in the brawl at UFC 229. Conor McGregor was suspended six months and fined $50,000, while his opponent in Khabib Nurmagomedov received a whopping $500,000 fineand a nine month suspension (that could be lowered to six).

Khabib’s team obviously wasn’t happy with the massive fine, and his manager has issued a statement saying that the lightweight champion is ‘done’ fighting in Nevada.

McGregor on the other hand, issued a statement saying he is happy with how everything was handled.

Conor McGregor✔@TheNotoriousMMA

I am thankful for the Nevada athletic commissions fair assessment and handling of the brawl incident.
It was not my intention to land the final blow of the night on my opponent’s blood relative. It’s just how it played out.
I look forward to competing again soon.
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While McGregor says it wasn’t his intention to “land the final blow of the night,” he still decided to brag about it on his very next tweet.View image on Twitter

Conor McGregor✔@TheNotoriousMMA

Straight left hand inside the attackers jab.
He attempted to use the big security guard that’s in all the movies as cover, but I could smell him a mile away and landed flush down the pipe.
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McGregor lost the bout to Khabib via a fourth round submission.

He will be eligible to compete again when his suspension ends this April. McGregor seems to be eying a bout against Donald Cerrone next, although according to Freddie Roach, Georges St-Pierre wants a crack at him too.