Conor McGregor talks Poirier rematch, says Khabib is scared | Stephen A’s World

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Conor McGregor speaks with Stephen A. Smith about the work he’s put in ahead of UFC 257. McGregor also explains why he’s fighting Dustin Poirier again and addresses his current thoughts on Khabib Nurmagomedov
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[@mmadigest]

Conor: He has wins over Gaethje and Hooker. Stephen A.: Who da fook are those guys?

[@patricksanchez7092]

I wish someone would ask him about the masvidal bout

[@Junior-ns9dn]

Bums lmao

[@Carlito_Brigante]

My man. Love ya. Congrats on the 200k, again!

[@patricksanchez7092]

@@Junior-ns9dn deez nuts on your chin

[@714ever8]

@@patricksanchez7092 pretty sure his answer would just be the basic "i want to take on everyone"

[@CazWitDaCash]

Stephen A is such a casual

[@hamzahussain1933]

He predicted what cowboy said though post fight so put respect on Stephen A Smiths name!

[@brokeboiacey5674]

forreal. He only tuns up when conor,masvidal,khabib and maybe izzy fights

[@jordygarcia4282]

Look at Stephen man

[@herbdeanisthegoldstandard8293]

True but based on the comments iv seen you leave on other mma channels you are also a casual

[@lexis788]

@@brokeboiacey5674 lol that’s the only people I watch too

[@bujaibra153]

Crazy how emotional conor gets when khabib gets mentioned.

[@zakichan851]

He goes into "it is what it is" mode

[@A-RJ]

Khabibs running scared. He’s afraid of dominating McGregor again and making him beg for his life.

[@A-RJ]

@@Azoz-bu7ck Agreed. They can’t hang with him in the cage.

[@m.r.a7992]

@@Azoz-bu7ck 🤣🤣🤣 good one

[@m.r.a7992]

@@A-RJ scared of sending him to hospital in a body bag and going to prison post fight lol

[@sealcycle2020]

Khabib is scared of you? The man who slaughtered you in the Octagon is "scared" of you? Must be a concussion.

[@JBtheJMB84]

No, Khabib slaughtered Gaethje...Conor actually gave him a fight.

[@millsouche5499]

@@JBtheJMB84 Only because of cheating constantly. Otherwise, his left arm would have snapped in the 2nd ;)

[@user-ln4xh9km9m]

@@millsouche5499 lol😂

[@carloscubos1086]

Slaughtered him and his team in the same night 🦅

[@danh4435]

@@JBtheJMB84 buddy porier gave him a fight not Connor

[@therecklessengineer5796]

"Why are you fighting 'a guy' you already beat?" His name is Dustin Poirier show some respect. He probably just forgot to be fair he knows fa about mma.

[@rockafella1690]

He's saying it like he beat him last month. 😂

[@jm4236]

So stupid. Rematches never happen in combat sports right Stephen? Idiot.

[@edwardallan5633]

I am sure he doesn't follow mma and does not do any homework ...Dustin is a beast

[@gggthaqi8043]

that was the best quetsion from stephen a smith

[@bubaba8938]

Connor is very smart and calculated.Dustin will bring him a step closer for a title fight against Khabib.Gathaje is the worst matchup for him than Khabib is risk wise.If things go bad against Khabib he can just give up his back and get out unharmed like he did.Gathaje has the potential to out strike him and knock him out which is the worst thing that can happend.He's in for longevity and money

[@ThatSocratesguy]

Conor: Had a great camp for 10+ weeks. I'm in immaculate condition. After Dustin ko's him Conors fans: He wasn't ready

[@saeedghakar1207]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nabilsalim1108]

That fools is never ready. It's just euphoria

[@zakichan851]

He wasn't motivated enough 😁

[@edsonwilliams7009]

Was out of the game too long too inactive, hype and ego made him think different I hope he comes back he's good for the sport

[@ThatSocratesguy]

@@edsonwilliams7009 Bs excuses. When was he out of combat sports for that long? His last fight was Cerrone only 1 year ago? If youre talking about the lay-off for boxing then you should now that he was atleast still training his boxing in that period and training hard and competing. It was actually Khabib who was out for 2 years because of injury but he came back afterwards and destroyed Barboza...

[@MuhammadAliGOAT]

"Khabib is scared" - mcgregor is officially the funniest comment I have heard

[@appieLol]

Especially after the fight today. 😂😂. He sound like an XBOX gamer.

[@vicenteazero5817]

Khabib before fighting conor was nobody after he beat conor he got more famous he should be grateful to conor and dana

[@MuhammadAliGOAT]

@@vicenteazero5817 conor who? conor is way overrated, he copies muhammad ali and because he is white he is most famous man in UFC history LMAO

[@midget420]

@@MuhammadAliGOAT it is true that Conor made khabib way more famous. Conor also made the ufc more famous. You just can’t deny that.

[@MuhammadAliGOAT]

@@midget420 way more famous to the casuals like yourself, yeah! those who know fighting/ufc/mma have always known Khabib was gonna play with connor like a kitten playing with a ball of string

[@Adreesuploads]

Who's here after connor got tkod and walked out with a limp

[@Squeebius]

Me :)

[@academyofstreetdance1107]

Lollll

[@harisjamil5098]

Loolollllllllllhboolkvfy

[@Hamza00011]

*KO’d

[@maroccy9899]

He rolled up like a baby 🍼 Dustin is a monster

[@liquiddnbva4981]

As always, Stephen A has no idea what he's talking about.

[@jontherighteousman8914]

How, he asked the right questions? Lol

[@martinsaavedra8055]

I agree he sounds like my mom trying to talk about mma

[@wp1925]

Quit hating. Lol. He is not that bad. He is a big name who is promoting and growing our sport.

[@AXharoth]

hey hes asking pretty aggressive questions i like that

[@ben.l6303]

He legit didn’t say or ask anything bad

[@KingKeNNySlay]

I’m so excited for Saturday’s fight I actually watched a Stephen A interview. What a disrespect to Dustin.

[@anthonygadd295]

I couldn’t agree more. The man is a rude fool

[@rodrigaotannuri]

Im with you!

[@growing.grounds4054]

What that supposed to mean

[@RawDogTV]

💰

[@niiclark6452]

Can't stand loud mouth

[@abdullaahbinfeisal675]

Whenever Khabib's name is mentioned, then Conor goes into "it is what it is" mode....

[@devoid2783]

@MMAFuture Star get through Dustin first.

[@badema2638]

@MMAFuture Star conor did so much cheating. He doesnt deserve

[@u.k5777]

@MMAFuture Star Why should he do him a favour? He told u that he's gonna beat your boy. And he did. He almost killed him and Here he is conor again barking like a dog at the Lion 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@renaldiangsar9084]

@MMAFuture Star is ur mctapper win againts dustin?

[@jigi6116]

@MMAFuture Star can't beat Dustin n wants a rematch against khabib ....lol

[@650homesbyramy2]

As an objective observer, I can’t think that Khabib is scared of anything except God.

[@Pop_Shepski]

He's not scared, he's smart. But so is Conor and the only way Conor gets the rematch is through hard work and making huge statements to lure him back

[@WilhelmFreidrich]

He's afraid of God? Pfff! What a coward!

[@noobiewatcherz9938]

@@Pop_Shepski Conor needs to be triple Champ again to get Khabib to get out of retirement maybe ? :D would like a triple champ vs Khabib. GSP is too old, Tony (never gonna happen since he needs 2 years of winstreaks to make Khabbi want to fight him again but by then he'll be too old) .. Conor's our only way of getting Khabib back to fight :(((((.

[@soknheith3259]

And Putin.

[@nabilsalim1108]

@@WilhelmFreidrich ok then, let's just say that Khabib is afraid of you! Fool

[@TheSonsofHorusx]

I still cant get Stephen swatting pads out of mind, cant take him seriously

[@mattsteelman3832]

Normally I could forget about that clip but it was the fact that he actually let that video get out thinking it was something to be impressed with.

[@dyfox3856]

He had torn rotator cuff, pretty ballsy throwing any punch at all

[@PW-tt9ud]

“I have never seen you out of shape in your career” = “I barely know who you are, I hope you don’t ask me any technical question”

[@3lastname390]

😂 I so got Skip getting demolish by Cuban vibe from that. Cuban:"Skip what's a zone?" Skip: "umm umm??"

[@PW-tt9ud]

@UCBgVJlq_I86vrmYmAjjsyGA all you do is scream generalities ☠️ 😂

[@calvincalvin3132]

HAHA

[@HG-ly8rc]

I feel like he meant to say he’s never been out of shape even when he isn’t preparing for a fight.

[@thomasrains3663]

Mctapper doesn't deserve a rematch. He got smoked period. He took a spanking from Khabib and sat on the floor like a little whipped pup. Khabib would just do it again. Khabib retired because of lack of competition, he is way above everyone else in the division.

[@innosanto]

Bs. Khabib even lost to Tibau

[@shiraq_kaz5161]

@@innosanto denial is a hard step to go through mate

[@2-abdulwahib495]

No, he retired since her mother wants it

[@shahamankhan4426]

Thomas rains you nailed it 👍

[@silentassassin423]

@@innosanto Tibau did nothing. He just stood there.

[@requiem418]

Stephen A Smith, the biggest casual among casuals.

[@RawDogTV]

💰

[@volkovseig4749]

and there I was thinking nobody was worst than Ariel

[@dogukantopal4809]

@@volkovseig4749 lol Ariel is not a casual.

[@cole88]

@@volkovseig4749 ariel a casual? Lmao

[@alexandercrush]

You do realize Stephan A Smith was a three weight world champion in boxing during his prime 😒. He even helped train Floyd during his fight against Manny.

[@cisquierdo]

How does steven embarrass himself everytime in just 5 short minutes

[@Suave121]

Im sure it doesn't matter to him lmao sadly this man gets paid for this

[@Dylan_A526]

Yeah the sad thing is he probably thinks he nailed this interview.

[@cisquierdo]

@@Dylan_A526 lmao, he 100 % went into the bathroom looked at himself in the mirror and said, "good job steven, who's da man."

[@cisquierdo]

@@Dylan_A526 go watch the one with Dustin, it's just as bad and triggers me almost as quickly. He has a knack for asking the stupidest questions first! Impressive

[@user-pc9jq5qe9i]

get this clown outta there

[@user-ux7lt4ug6h]

Stephen A doing his annual segment on MMA. That can only mean McGregor is fighting. This dope doesn't even know what MMA stands for. If the sport doesn't involve bouncing a ball, he is totally lost. It's scary that he is the face of ESPN.

[@Theguyyouknow34545]

idk if this was a negative comment but shoutout to stephen a for using his platform to help promote the ufc, a field he has little experience in

[@sokratissuckacockalus2408]

Been doing boxing for years still has no clue, he knows it though, talking without saying anything significant

[@Vsmachok]

amen brother

[@ankitashok2849]

for real dude

[@skiitzot2f761]

Well he doesn’t know much about either 😂😂

[@notforsale1264]

I came here for one thing only and that is to take a huge sht on conor and his fans after his lost . khabib made him humble forever 😂

[@saeedghakar1207]

I agreeeeeeeeeeeee 👌👌👌

[@zakichan851]

Facts

[@JBtheJMB84]

His kids humbled and matured him. Conor stayed talking trash.

[@MixedTone]

As expected as broke kids and a dying persons will. Here comes the crabs from the woodwork to bring other ppl down.

[@drive-2786]

@ well said .

[@JaanKashmiri]

Connor : Khabib is scared. Tony be like : Hold on brother, nobody more delusional than me.

[@ItsameAlex]

haha

[@abdulahadkhan557]

Kashmir main kdr sa ho

[@JaanKashmiri]

@@ItsameAlex Is that you on the profile pic

[@badmorty5164]

Stephen needs to actually watch the sports he's talking about, why use him if he has no knowledge

[@714ever8]

ultimately he racks in the numbers upsetting to see him involved this much and especially upsetting to see him have an opinion on a sport hes clearly clueless on and have that hold some influence but it what it is

[@jeremiaha5167]

Sub, buddy. Enjoy the fight.

[@GorlicBreadz]

@@714ever8 like the UFC needs help with viewers lmao

[@shaifoemed6640]

@@714ever8 you know that this clip is from stephen a his own show right ??? Noboy asked him to do this..... he invited conor mcgregor for an intervieuw. Stephen a said so on twitter he and max never claimed to be experts en neither will they try. They get paid to intervieuw mma stars thats it. So instead of bitchin about it just scroll past it

[@AquaPrince27]

@@shaifoemed6640 wallah I was gonna say something similar to this, people are acting like Stephen a smith has a gun to their head forcing them to watch it but they are choosing

[@kooolooooo]

You can see that McGregor was getting annoyed by some of the questions being asked.

[@REVOFEV792]

Every interview they ask him the same questions. I would imagine it becomes jarring after awhile.

[@ramzichouk4080]

flashbacks !!!! Khabib's face and the feeling of suffocating

[@shahfc7585]

@@ramzichouk4080 that wasn't related to anything. Why do you khabib fanboys always have to do this?

[@TheNibiru720]

I'm a Conor fan first... A khabib fan second. A Jones fan third... Arlovski ok n my booklets.

[@ramzichouk4080]

@@shahfc7585 its the truth LOL watch the interview again and pay attention to his face when they talk about Khabib also fans of Khabib have a reason, he's the most dominant fighter in mma history , never bled , never lost a single round , you can't say that about any fighter on this planet

[@TheBasketballInvestigator]

This clown SAS is lucky that Conor has matured because this could have gone an entirely different way

[@phillykid2157]

Would’ve been great

[@wasntme3034]

I WISH

[@sohaibahmed7053]

he was mature before too, he got humbled by khabib

[@Tomscaletta209]

@@sohaibahmed7053 ok achmed

[@derricksmalls2293]

@@sohaibahmed7053 A man humbled does not knock on your door for a rematch.

[@Luka-xu6lk]

"19 knockouts in his UFC career" oh my god this man can't stop doing it to himself

[@jakeraymond6975]

He only has 8 Knockouts in the UFC 19 in his career.

[@TheNibiru720]

Conor nodded in confidence in those stats... I think he thought he actually believed it.

[@franciscoahamad3344]

“Mutual Respect McGregor” might be the most dangerous form of “Motivated McGregor”

[@chunkystyle3311]

His final evolution is "Nice Guy McGregor", we haven't seen the best conor yet

[@mullahgaming9446]

humbled by khabib version of connor is most dangerous

[@imcoolwiththat9668]

oooo stop it you people lmfaooo

[@jm4236]

@@imcoolwiththat9668 I don't even know why they watch Conor interviews if they hate him.

[@el-haythemberrahal9009]

How many forms this guy has

[@chico-209]

Stephen A : High Level World Class CASUAL.

[@geno1525]

😂😂

[@jameschauvet3140]

Underrated right here lmao

[@geno1525]

@Truthisfreedom light Good Man, God bless you

[@piotrmusk6358]

Hahahaha Khabib is broken and war is not over but inside the octagon you apologized him and told him that it's only the game buahahaha

[@richardbannon4745]

No he didn’t my friend , I’m Irish and know his accent he defo did not say it’s only business , that was just translated subs on some KZbin video and everyone ran with it , he said stop bitching , thank you enjoy your day 🙏

[@faeemahmed3583]

@@richardbannon4745 hahaha and he didn’t tap he was applauding Khabib

[@naturalmulundu846]

Rematch him if u are not scared... simple ..

[@JonathanJimenez-we8ll]

@@naturalmulundu846 why would he rematch connor? Why does Connor always ask for a rematch, one what will khabib earn from a rematch? Absolutely nothing

[@naturalmulundu846]

@@JonathanJimenez-we8ll as a martial artist when someone asks u for a rematch u give them one to prove that that the first match was not a mistake .... even in other disciplines tennis , football, video games ... martial artist must not run from any challenge

[@hogman3543]

Khabib wins fight. Connor "khabib is scared".

[@hanselchristian5429]

Scared of a rematch. Scared to change Division. Scared of go outside the bus

[@sherlanjuandaputra1168]

@@hanselchristian5429 Connor got smash both by khabib and dustin, khabib in the other hand destroy top 3 conor, dustin, justin, 29 - 0 ,😛

[@cultusfetus]

@@hanselchristian5429 sometimes i pray i have the confidence of a conor fan, cuz you lots sound like you got only half a braincell left.

[@jihadelsoufi4320]

@@hanselchristian5429 🤡

[@hanselchristian5429]

@@cultusfetus kahabib didn't take a risk my friend haha

[@edwinlouis6126]

Stephen A: "Does it have to be dramatic from the man with 19 knockouts in his UFC career?" Conor: Has 12 UFC fights

[@caterpillakilla]

to be fair. UFC is MMA and vice versa to Stephen A 😂

[@gavinbrando8255]

Okay he meant MMA career

[@NovaSixx]

​@@caterpillakilla To Stephen A and anyone who doesn't follow the sport.

[@thegodpineapple6152]

Lmfaoooooo

[@thomasswaim6826]

Edwin hit it the nose.

[@hackeemmcnickle2013]

Stephen A Smith is literally the definition of a casual

[@Xavier-000]

That's been said in so many comments and you sound so cringey using the word casual.

[@theycallmeGUN]

Who cares. That’s his purpose, to appeal to casual viewers. If you want more in depth takes, go find another channel.

[@kianhughes6309]

@@Xavier-000 At least he can spell right

[@nigelthornberry7833]

@@Xavier-000 only casuals get heated when they hear the world casual

[@lucascristovao3634]

@@theycallmeGUN I completely agree.

[@paulclark208]

You saying he’s scared, I think you have eaten your words after you just lost

[@isaacsim]

Khabib is as scared of Connor as Tom Brady is scared of playing me in football.

[@shagrrr1865]

McGregor looks like he’s coming straight from the lab to this interview

[@Maartun]

Yeah he kinda looks like a history/math teacher

[@adamc4321]

Mr white

[@AbelR91]

Ready to school Dustin

[@nizaampetersen5715]

His wearing glasses because he needs an extra pair of eyes because Khabib knows his location

[@rayenlolz]

@@nizaampetersen5715 unecessary

[@TeamEyeQ]

calling dustin poirier "that guy" just tells you how much respect stephen a has for mma

[@Mistanyycguy]

He is worse than a casual

[@100ovrbatmanbron7]

bruh lmao he refers to LeBron, KD, Steph and pretty much anyone he refers to as a monster that way for dramatic effect. how in the world are y’all so soft 😂

[@Mistanyycguy]

@@100ovrbatmanbron7 Whichever way he said it, he still worse than a casual when it comes to UFC in general 😂😂 Thats the main point

[@ivansivic6676]

the dude said mcgregor has 19 ufc knockouts,what else should u say

[@muhsinluttoo3584]

4:38 "Mark my words" lol Whos here after the crutches scene? ^_^

[@tradervimal4387]

Conor tapper said the same "mark my words" before Mayweather fight. The guys keeps losing after making huge statements.

[@sulthanibrahim3476]

He marked his words, at the end ha ha ha 🤣😂😂🤣

[@patarcher9199]

Lmao Stephen A covering these ufc events is really embarassing

[@sonnyblack0870]

Well to us, but to the other casuals that watch his show it just brings more attention to our favorite sport. I see it as a positive.

[@tyson9047]

At least people like him make the sport more mainstream.

[@kloserlook]

It really isn’t your weight is embarrassing

[@niiclark6452]

I can't stand Stephen

[@TheNibiru720]

@@tyson9047 ppl like him don't make it more main stream... He just an interesting parasite

[@abbarulz94]

Conor being so cordial is a mental game.

[@alfiesolomons2015]

SAS- Why are you fighting a guy you already beat?? Khabib- Exactly

[@FreddieBlaze]

Dustin left McTapper laying like a new born baby lol!😂

[@maroccy9899]

Lol

[@yiyithewuster]

Stephen "when you look at it from that perspective" A Smith

[@TroubleshootGamingMeds]

Nobody wants to hear Stephen A's takes on fighting.

[@Johenn1251]

Fact g.

[@MisterK-YT]

Yep

[@seantomas861]

Correct

[@kloserlook]

Why you here then?

[@briandube4503]

Speak for yourself, internet person

[@m.a.s19]

19 UFC KO’s he doesnt even have 19 bouts in the UFC. Stephen you filthy casual

[@newaccount1268]

He said in his “Ufc career”, he meant mma career. Not a big deal

[@niiclark6452]

🤣

[@kobe3fann24]

“19 knockouts in his ufc career” 🤣🤣

[@dabs7102]

Conor smiles after 😂😂😂😂

[@Kevincheesepizza]

Whoops!

[@aayanescobar4172]

He's a casual

[@ryanburns4895]

Remember when Stephen a said cowboy didn’t show up and he quit then the whole mma community called him a casual and how wrong he was then cowboy came out and said he didn’t show up and basically quit

[@SiNsCere1100]

Gold 😂😭

[@kartikraj1779]

He didn't show up doesn't mean he quit. Cowboy has interview calling Stephen where he said, How can you say someone quit when I didn't even get started?

[@piccolo5346]

That’s what you call a sheep. Bunch of circlejerks nowadays on social media.

[@foramuricy]

well, just because he got that right, it doesn't mean he is not a casual. He still doesn't know the difference between MMA and UFC

[@ryanburns4895]

@@piccolo5346 everyone still gonna act like he was wrong too

[@usman6208]

"Why are you fighting a guy you already knocked out" maybe cuz he fought his way to the top again? Put himself with the elites of the division? Improved immensely as a fighter? Might be wrong tho idk

[@bent6295]

Glad I’m not the only one who thought this question was ridiculous AF

[@usman6208]

@@bent6295 It is ridiculous af😂

[@tman2741]

Not that bad of a question, just asking a question for the casuals out there that wanna know why they’re fighting again.

[@usman6208]

@@tman2741 ik it was all in good fun big fights like these always bring a lot of people I wouldn't consider myself the most hardcore combat sports fan either so I can understand the fans he was representing

[@WahajDrifter5598]

This didn't age will.

[@tylerdurden8655]

Conor with the most condescending "Stephen's" ever 😂. He knows Stephen is a clueless bandwagon fan!

[@strikingitrich7630]

I don't think hes really a fan.

[@JordonA98]

Did Stephen A just say 19 KO’s in his UFC career? SMH 🤦‍♂️

[@stevejuneau2395]

By way of the first round at that... Notorious is knock out artist in the 1st round, the most dangerous striker in the UFC

[@sammysosa604]

@@stevejuneau2395 he only has like 11 fights in the ufc

[@richb9564]

Why are they still letting this guy talk UFC he makes my brain hurt lol

[@bmorefan6112]

Bc hes biggest name at ESPN and hoping he catches on eventually...I defended him a little at first but at this point if hes not going to take the time to do research or learn more about the sport and its history I think it's time to find someone else

[@MrCaptainTea]

@@bmorefan6112 The fact you ever defended him shows how naive you are. Dude's always been a clown

[@lucifer8903]

@@MrCaptainTea Give him a break, he’s naive no longer.

[@colbydabreu8631]

so does steven A. smith

[@noasslicking]

"I'm in immaculate condition" As is my shin and my chin 🤣

[@younglion2269]

"During this interview, Conor didn't show me anything" - Stephen A

[@smittyjje]

Dustin Poirier is a totally different fighter and at a different weight class. I'm shocked Steven A doesn't put more respect on his name

[@IronReef77]

To be fair, most of the fight/ufc community doesnt even put respect on Dustin's name. And he fully deserves it

[@colbyd.5044]

You’ll see why Saturday dude was shook up at the conference. I like him but

[@sniper-qr7qs]

@Big P Sanchez not really he beat Justin gaethje Eddie Alvarez then Max Holloway for the interim belt easily Dan Hooker and only lost big fights to Conor McGregor and Khabib which one of them was 6-7 years ago and one of them was against the greatest 155 champion so......

[@pj9241]

Don’t be shocked Stephen A is A bozo

[@trauph_]

@@sniper-qr7qs Mcgregor beat holloway and alvarez and more than likely beating Justin pretty easily

[@truthseeker96]

Conor: Khabib is afraid. That's why he retired. Conor: *Retires three times*

[@nicole2720]

He actually returned when khabib Retired 😀

[@jonathanchavira3658]

He was drunk when he quit his job. Leave the man alone

[@prodbynxne2297]

Id “retire” too if my boss refused to let me fight the entire year

[@ayushbhatt2527]

Manipulation tactics to get a fight Vs refusal to fight

[@Cts_99]

@@nicole2720 he was trying to get fights last July

[@posturesupport2947]

Conor doesn't even have 19 UFC fights let alone KOs he's reading all his info off a piece of paper

[@kungfuphilip]

Out of Conor’s entire career as a mixed martial artist he won 19 bouts by either KO or TKO. So Steven is actually right, or rather the person that did the research for him.

[@Priceluked]

@@kungfuphilip That isn't correct at all, he would have to say "19 wins by KO in his mma career, not UFC wins, very different."

[@Barti-SK]

They gotta let Max take these interviews, his combat sport knowledge and boxing knowledge is insane. He would do really well in an interview situation with a lot of these fighters.

[@Gear5th0730]

If Khabib is scared then I'm a dragon that shits milk and cookies.

[@asfandyarmuneeb7263]

😂

[@alexmate4021]

yeah yeah whatever keeps you going bro

[@berylbeardmore6482]

amazing

[@salmanwaheed8475]

There is nothing more cringe in this world than seeing/hearing Stephen a Smith covering/talking mma/ufc SMH

[@TB-hw1dr]

Seeing molly on first take is pretty cringe

[@jacob4690]

Why you here then?

[@AdamLiveOfficial]

Khabib is running from you after he mauled you? LMFAO

[@voodjin]

"He is scared, because I lost" - Conor "The delusional One" McTapper -

[@VagabondiOfficialTV]

I’m a big Khabib fan but it is great to see MacGregor fight ..

[@jm4236]

THANK YOU! I respect what Khabib has done. His style of fighting isn't my favorite but he's beat everybody.

[@SuperPeterok]

it led to finishes.

[@Shay-bp7yt]

God bless you , God bless Khabib. Khabib has great respect in Ireland as well.

[@GorillaModeSheen]

@@Shay-bp7yt 😳

[@SK371]

Same. Gotta admit, he knows how to hype up his fights

[@belagyorfi7969]

Stephen A. didn’t learn anything from Conor in this interview

[@thegodpineapple6152]

Lmaaaooo

[@TheRubberMatch]

“We didn’t learn a daymmmm thing about Conor McGrega” 😂

[@100ovrbatmanbron7]

y’all all post the exact same comment every time for attention

[@belagyorfi7969]

@@100ovrbatmanbron7 ok

[@philosophyexplained]

When he talks about a run at 155 it excites me extremely to see a focused driven Mcgregor and see his full potential.

[@abug9378]

WHOs Here After the fight???

[@izkmky2811]

HIS NAME IS KHABIB, SON OF ABDULMANAP, AND HE WILL BE FOREVER BEYOND YOUR REACH

[@DoubleDOwnage]

We didn't learn anything about Conor McGregor in this interview.

[@emmanuelrosas5070]

I see what you did there😂

[@DoubleDOwnage]

@@emmanuelrosas5070 do you see the holes in this interview as well?

[@brobro9169]

Hahaaaaaaa

[@aidanprice3611]

Shoulders squared, jaw in a stoic posture, tongue on top of the roof, ears slightly offset, Conor is showing it will be a war first round knockout, look how his nose occassionaly flares up, he is foreshadowing the fight, his hand is holding the mic there will be a guard dustin cannot get through and his head is moving when talking there is going to be alot of head movement. Zero shoulder slouching meaning he will walk forward and never take a step back, the pressure will be immense! around 2:52 notice big headmovement implying dustin will try big heavy looping shots, Conor has fore knowledge!. Tune in tomorrow he will put dustin the matrix EEIIRRREEE!!!!.

[@mrsmith7936]

@@aidanprice3611 conor will tap out AGAIN , then go punch a old man he is a irish embarresment

[@elvedinkrlic8969]

Well if first fight was close with khabib I could understand rematch but khabib didn't beat him he smashed him like a punch bag and then got him screaming don't kill me it's only business. I mean I know Connor is undefeated against old pub guys but sorry khabib don't fight that type a level

[@joerandazzojr.jr.1123]

Stephen A did a great job with both interviews for this event. It's nice that he took in the feedback from previous MMA coverage where he has been a little extra (in his typical way) and rubbed people the wrong way, including fighters. Great interview from SAS.

[@saketsharma5552]

today stephen proved that joe was right he should not be doing mma's interview

[@zaid6142]

He’s doing great. You can’t hate on this one

[@spidermander4008]

I honestly can’t stand the fact that Stephen A interviews for mma, like sure he’s a big voice and recognizable but pretty sure any one who watches interviews would rather an interviewer with at least a hint of fight IQ and familiarity with the sport.

[@bicmitchum1368]

Should of been max he at least understand fighters in boxing which somewhat translates to mma

[@Daishawnn]

Jared W. Shows I’m confused on why everytime Stephen A talks about mma, you guys hatred pours out of you. How do you all know so well tat he doesn’t know anything about it?

[@donwhitman6714]

And yet you clicked on it despite the thousand other mcgregor interviews coming out

[@FurdgeBJJ]

@@Daishawnn they assume and just throw shade at him. This was a good interview as well as the Dustin interview

[@Cozmicsaber]

@@FurdgeBJJ It's wasn't. The questions were uninspired and stale.

[@shinelikeadiamond9935]

'That guy' TKOed McGregor. Remember his name, now Stephen 🤣??

[@auga3896]

It's more entertaining to watch after Dustin TKOed Conor lol

[@noizyzincity8275]

Big conor fan since day one, love to see the rematch, i think conor still toughest test for khabib in lightweight division, but man khabib seems like is from another world

[@guynew8501]

If there is a 2nd fight, Khabib will submit Conor in 1st round

[@khuraym2511]

Khabib will beat him even quicker his striking has vastly improved

[@marcospadula5500]

Al Iaquinta was tougher than Conor. He took the five round title fight on 24 hours notice and didnt got finished

[@alcottdevalte7440]

To have a chance of beating Khabib you need to have super cardio for 5 rounds along with the skills of GSP in regards to wrestling, jiu jitsu and ground understanding when your back, hips, neck and hands are controlled against the fence and in the open as well.

[@Ricky-le5kc]

@Peter Griffin Completely agree. Wrestlers taking down super high level BJJ has often been a recipe for disaster. I said the same thing even before he mauled Tony, hes a big problem for all the top guys

[@almostallthingsgaming]

Conor kept calling him steven had me rolling 🤣

[@RawDogTV]

💰

[@brennonolson7650]

Is that not his name?

[@jimmyindismay1256]

That’s literally his name

[@carniv5812]

@@jimmyindismay1256 lmao

[@TheNibiru720]

Lol I was like what should he call him???

[@rohann_1226]

Who’s here after his loss😞

[@adamyasir8024]

What a lovely day ☺

[@harrymiles2906]

Hard to believe Conor really wants to fight Khabib again. Khabib "smeshed" him on the ground and dominated him on the feet. Khabib floored him with that overhand right. The fight was not even competitive. Conor is delusional if the thinks Khabib is afraid of him. Maybe it's just fight hype talk but if Conor is serious with this comments about Khabib he is simply delusional.

[@619yhyhyh5]

Ladies and gentlemen introducing the reigning, defending, undisputed casual of the world : Stephen A Smith.

[@burneraccount6574]

lmaaoooo

[@baronsamedi5224]

Notice he skips the Khabib fight after he mentions the Mayweather fight...goes straight to the Cerrone fight at 170lbs

[@zainabmohamed6302]

Ik

[@srksharma8199]

Once upon a time in the UFC a legend said:-Mark My Words......And the rest is history

[@marvinmunoz4703]

Stephen A. is the best , asks the best questions in the best way and has the best info , truly glad we have this guy .

[@blackslav1497]

Agree white man.

[@hovey123]

Stephen A doesn’t know anything about UFC.

[@aidanprice3611]

but notice he cant stay away from conor, Conors aura is too much for anyone.

[@brenthuber8213]

Doesn’t sound like you know much. MMA*

[@BTsNemesis]

The A. is for 'absolutely no clue about martial arts whatsoever'

[@aidanprice3611]

his name is a sentance "stephen A gobeshite"

[@RawDogTV]

💰

[@kifesh100]

Stop your nagging be happy the sport is getting exposure

[@YAS.94]

*ARSS

[@Mr.MikeTaylor]

The obligations this man has when it comes to fighting is wild. So many interviews, I bet it’s exhausting.

[@08137608]

Mojahed: O my darkness my old friend, you are too old to be my friend.

[@xxmeowxx9274]

hello*

[@masnoonkhan7838]

Mojahed animation reddy

[@jackpatnoe1204]

“19 knockouts in his UFC Career” 😂

[@SuperPeterok]

lol

[@adammacdomhnail2014]

Whats so funny...

[@diarmuid87]

19 knockouts in 12 UFC fights is an amazing achievement in fairness.

[@noelnoni7310]

@@adammacdomhnail2014 you are as casual as Stephen A. It’s MMA career not UFC career

[@adammacdomhnail2014]

​@@noelnoni7310or maybe I didn't know...He's a sports journalist so he has no excuse.

[@khabibmma9382]

Khabib retired because he was afraid of me. Yeah Khabib looked terrified when you were saying to him *It's just business*

[@georgeclyde]

These are actually good questions. Direct and straight to the point

[@stezenast5878]

I actually have to hand it to Stephen for sticking with MMA. His questions are getting better and his knowledge is growing. I think he'll get there

[@Dan-ov7th]

Stephen A: how do you portray Dustin this time around? Connor: tuf

[@joegarrison5911]

The haters are out in full force. This video got released 10 minutes ago, its amazing how fast they click on a mcgregor video just to spew hate

[@samuelstahl5828]

What? I’m seeing more praise for Conor than hate.

[@prophetnozza4150]

They are living in fear!

[@guynew8501]

When you get 2 belts, excite all the MMA fans... then let them down by holding the division hostage for a long time... go out and box, get beat, do absolutely nothing in MMA for years... he deserves it Hopefully he turns things around, fighting Dustin is a big step... the fight against Cowboy was a joke

[@bvsd4396]

Who's the spewing hate dear?

[@51323ful]

pretty sure the hate is for stephen

[@ichigostrey1035]

Connor was begging for his life in the octagon against khabib and now he says he's scared 😂😂🤣

[@gmr7494]

This aged well

[@MuslimComputerTuts]

2:23 "All that sounds like fear to me Steve" 🤣🤣🤣 I literally spit on my screen laughing when he said that. Khabib Ain't Scared.

[@voiceofreason8604]

Lol, Khabib’s a human NOT god. When Conor takes Dustin’s head off on Saturday night, then throws some trash talk at Khabib post fight, we’ll see how Nurmagomedov responds. Khabib can be KO’ed like any human being.

[@AG-gb6qt]

@@voiceofreason8604 of course he can but he hasn’t. So run along now

[@johncraig8515]

@@voiceofreason8604 finished twice mate

[@GOATVVVVV-nr9xb]

​@@voiceofreason8604hahahahahahahahahahaha

[@mikelolguy]

SAS is cringe when he talks about MMA stick to Basketball or Football

[@SuperPeterok]

he's cringe in those sports too.

[@808riko2]

I would be ashamed to accept him as part of the black community

[@3lastname390]

@@808riko2 You got DC. We the MMA delegation would trade you Brenda Schuab for SAS, we'll also throw in Ariel Helwani too.

[@Jxrry396]

Facts

[@JamesOsyris]

@@3lastname390 I much prefer Brendan and Helwani over Stephen A

[@mikebambur4672]

Can’t wait for Monday interview.

[@alfa12345alfa12345]

HAHAHAHAHA Khabib scared!!!!!!!!!! , you just been knocked out MCChicken

[@at0245]

Khabib isn't scared of anyone let alone someone who he dominated for 4 rounds.

[@char9793]

He lost the 3rd but ok whatever floats your boat

[@adaptx5920]

3:07 lmfaooooo Conor looked annoyed here, man stephen is really annoying smh

[@iPodLemoned]

Just listening to his voice, already annoys me.

[@Googleaccount-wu4cj]

Well he was asked a follow up question, asking him to explain why people would be scared of him. It puts a little pressure on him to make sense.

[@jacob4690]

He made a good point to be honest

[@JamesOsyris]

@@jacob4690 No he did not. Fighting once a year does not make a fighter less scary, which is the topic Stephen was trying to point out. There are better arguments to be made why people are not running from Conor.

[@rockman469]

Same thing he said about Floyd Mayweather saying he's running away from him

[@dylusional419]

Stephen A keeps ESPN alive and Conor makes numbers skyrocket

[@jamaljay7634]

Did he give his opponent to rematch? Khabib almost took your soul. Everybody knows you have zero chance against Khabib