Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Jeff Monson recently received Russian citizenship and offered TASS a fight prediction for UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. former champ Conor McGregor at UFC 229 on October 6. "Khabib will be destroying Conor during all five rounds of the fight. I do not think he wants to finish the fight quickly, he will exhaust the opponent, and then he will decide how to win."

Conor McGregor fights UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 on October 6. With a win, the first challenger may be the winner of Dustin Poirier vs. Nate Diaz at UFC 230 on November 3. “I think it’s gonna be a great fight," said McGregor Two amazing fighters,” said McGregor at the recent press conference. “Nate Diaz as tough as they come. Dustin Poirier took that loss on the chin and came back and has showcased a good mental strength and has had some great, phenomenal fights and wins inside the Octagon."

“It was dark, man," said White after Thursday’s UFC 229 press conference. "It was the darkest press conference I’ve ever been a part of. But Conor McGregor is the master of mental warfare. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I think he’s better than any body, even Muhammad Ali. You don’t ever want to say anybody’s better than Ali, but I think when it comes to mental war game in this sport, or any other sport, Conor McGregor is the best ever. ... Here’s the thing about McGregor, too. He’s so good at it, he studies. He studies every little thing. He talks to people. He finds out stories inside the guy’s camp. Look at the whole thing that he did on the Ultimate Fighter with Urijah Faber, with T.J. Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt and all those guys. At one point he had Cody Garbrandt trying to fight him. He is the master. He is the best ever to do it. Nobody does it better than Conor does.” H/T BE