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Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov: Top 19 moments leading up to UFC 229

Wed, Oct 3, 2018, 9:42 PM

Top 19 moments that shaped UFC 229

No. 1 McGregor’s early days in Dublin

No. 2 Nurmagomedov’s early days

No. 3 McGregor’s UFC debut

No. 4 Nurmagomedov’s UFC debut

No. 5 McGregor’s Boston fight and fallout

No. 6 The UFC’s most-ducked fighter

No. 7 McGregor’s return and climbing the ladder

No. 8 Victory over Rafael dos Anjos

No. 9 The Jose Aldo saga

No. 10 Nurmagomedov’s injuries and retirement

No. 11 First Diaz fight

No. 12 Tony Ferguson saga begins

No. 13 “Retirement” and second Diaz fight

No. 14 Khabib shines at MSG

No. 15 McGregor becomes two-weight-class champ

No. 16 UFC 209 fiasco

No. 17 The Money Fight

No. 18 UFC 223 fight week bedlam

No. 19 Mo’ money, mo’ problems

It’s been a long and winding path to get to UFC 229, where undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov will defend his UFC lightweight championship against former UFC lightweight and featherweight titleholder Conor McGregor. How did we get here?