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This weekend UFC 229 will feature a main event title fight for the lightweight title between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov(c). This will be the long awaited return to the octogan for legendary trash talker and former two division champ, The Notorious Conor McGregor, after a two year hiatus from mixed martial arts.

Khabib has the title after a series of dubious events surrounding the UFC 223 pay per view which occurred in April. Khabib was going to fight interim title holder, Tony Ferguson. Ferguson tore ligaments in his knee after tripping over a cable after a tv interview. Then Max Holloway was scheduled, but couldnt drop the weight safely. Eventually, Khabib would face the 9th ranked lightweight in Al Ianquinta to become the official and only title holder in the light weight division.

Khabib has struggled with both injury and weight cut problems in the past. This has led Conor to call him a pull out merchant. Plus many big UFC fights have been shelved this year when a fighter withdraws.

So, Im pumped. I know PotD isnt huge on combat sports, but maybe a few people will be interested in discussing.
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