Stephen A. downplays the Conor McGregor-Khabib UFC 229 post-fight brawl | Get Up!

Stephen A. Smith, Jalen Rose and Mike Greenberg discuss what went on after the Khabib Nurmagomedov-Conor McGregor fight and what it means for the UFC going forward. Jalen thinks that the potential suspension and fines pave way to a rematch between the two and Stephen A. thinks that although he believes it was wrong, Khabib had no intention of going after anyone in the crowd besides McGregor’s trainer, comparing it to Metta World Peace and the Malice at the Palace.
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[@tvs9298]

I agree with you. Dana White is over dramatising things and hes on McGregor's side as always.

[@mattschatz4864]

To be honest that's always the case when it comes to your cash cow. Businesses and Politicians usually look the other way with rich people...

[@Gildhattie]

Daddy Dana needs to be called out on his bias... There's no rematch needed

[@BKS0]

In a stupid way too. In the press conference Dana was calling for Conor's belts that he was stripped off!

[@lamrof]

@@Gildhattie You are asking him to choose Khabib over money. He is a Jew, that will not happen for more things than one

[@YungYemen]

A proper tap from a proper Irish chicken

[@Snoopdave2000]

Forget whiskey he should make his own chicken soup! 😂

[@chriskb2495]

Yeah lemme just break my neck instead. You’re logic is just as dumb as the other khabib throaters

[@mustystorm]

If Conor didn’t get punished when he jumped into the ring and assaulted a ref twice in one night then Khabib shouldn’t be punished. Simple.

[@kanyeweast9724]

Two wrongs don't make a right, Connor should have been punished for his antics 100% as khabib should get a light punishment for what he did. Just fine him and move on.

[@eriv4735]

Ostentatious Savant Khabibs BROTHER got punched because khabib was already on the other side of the cage attacking Conor’s teammate..how do you ignore that fact??..who fucking cares who on khabibs team gets punched after khabib STARTED the nonsense??..get over it khabib will be suspended, stripped, and fined..and in all honesty deserves to have criminal charges pressed on him smh

[@eriv4735]

Musty Haybe Conor didn’t do any of that at a ufc event during a title match..there is no similarity

[@irragrams]

Ostentatious Savant Wrong timing there, brother. Khabib team mates first sucked punched Conor then he tried to jump off the cage and found that other guy and punched him.

[@pitchblack3138]

musty haybe nigga if oj gets away with murder doesnt mean u will.

[@jonavin5457]

If Conor was the one who jumped over and did that, Dana and the rest will just laugh it off and say oh well thats Conor. . . WTF

[@fatafaatali3249]

UFC IS RACIST

[@fatafaatali3249]

NOBODY BEAT KHABIB

[@ericday4831]

I agree 100% McGregor is there cash cow

[@hitchhiker8798]

Conor privilege

[@user-dp7td7fj1l]

fata faatali not ufc the white people at UFC........

[@Srucio]

Shout out Steven A for not being biased

[@JK-cj3qe]

Later he said that Conor needs a rematch

[@dug1161]

@@JK-cj3qe Because it is a great storyline and the fight being competitive

[@robertxerxes1932]

Footage of brawl will be NOT used in rematch - Dana White. buahaha

[@alcottdevalte7440]

I will give ufc a couple of months, it's like a bad marriage. They will use every second of it when the rematch happens.

[@akadaddylongdick3019]

Why would there be a rematch it wasn't even close

[@Amzyy]

fuk the rematch the champ khabib dominated the challenger so get back in line and work ur way up

[@SkintoneChickenbone]

If Khabib lost. Nobody would be talking about a rematch, and he was on a 10 fight win streak and was the champ. Conor doesn't deserve a rematch

[@CHUEYINK]

He's getting a Rematch. Period!!

[@iwantyou9944]

just imagine how insulting is , if your own mother watching you on tv and someone insulted her on tv while you are there !and the whole world watching . how you feel then? khabib you done the right thing 👍

[@sjaakdewit335]

his father gonna smash him he said !

[@OZMYMAN]

@@martintort9307 The Zionist media has led the western world so far to degradation that love and respect of parents is not just totally discouraged but abandoned..

[@arimoff]

​@@OZMYMANyou're also a sheep just the other side of the coin

[@DylanKowalski123]

Dillon Danis was screaming Muslim slurs he deserves whatever he gets.

[@usmanakhtar6110]

What specifically did he say?

[@bobsaget9861]

Dillion pushed khabibs other cousin when he was walking up the stairs to the ring then taunted khabib on some come at me type shit then khabib jumped the cage

[@johnmcintyre8957]

All danis said was come on with his hands.

[@nononono12345]

Dylan Kowalski lmao He didn’t say anything he waved Khabib to come on. Audio and other footage shows he didn’t yell or say anything. Stop it.

[@nononono12345]

bob saget lol no he didn’t

[@omaryunes1769]

Khabib went straight gangsta on them. I'm surprised Conor would ask to be put in a cage with that man again.

[@hkballer13]

Omar Yunes he doesn't want it but has to say something to save face. He was humiliated and completely demoralized.

[@Rujewitblood]

yeah he definitely doesnt want that again, he just had to say something afterwards other than "I got fucking smashed"

[@johnmissig2887]

I think Conor wants to fight him again. He wanted to rematch Diaz.

[@Jaan2717]

@@johnmissig2887 that's because it was the only way to fight Eddie. You can't fight the lightweight champ after losing.

[@johnmissig2887]

I disagree.

[@lbjfan2323]

Dana white is such a hypocrite. He calls out good fighter but not the bad. I remember when he wanted to strip Woodley of his title because he won in a fashion he didn't like

[@kaysup2350]

LBJFan 23 OMG, FORGOT ABOUT THIS. SMFH!!!!

[@remmykauffer8252]

@@kaysup2350 After that fight i started to like race baiting Woodley... that's how much I hate Dana.

[@kaysup2350]

Remmy Kauffer dude its insane because I forgot about that. His ass (Dana) went on a rant on about Woodley. SMH.

[@indi13lli]

Dana needs to step out of the limelight.

[@OG_Jin_Bling]

I'm still waiting on Dana to talk about the fight with Till.

[@senornihilist186]

What type of water does Connor Drink before his fights ??? Tap Water

[@vincentng1434]

With a McChicken

[@jimmydane34]

🤣🤣🤣 That....was....actuslly hilarious. N I found it rsndonly.on the KZbin section which made it super funny. I lol literally. Lmao

[@MegaMiamiboi305]

That's was a good one.

[@friendswiththecoolkids__5936]

Good One

[@judeakudinobi5259]

That’s funny 😂

[@casus4781]

NO. Someone had to hit the brakes at Conor's, Dana's and the media's efforts to degrade this sport into a cheap disgusting theatre where the meaning of words is reduced only to the amount of money those three can make out of them (and if you don’t agree with it you “don’t get it”). This sport is about fighting and words have meaning beyond selling PPVs, whisky and podcasts and you can be asked to answer for yours. Not a novel idea and not an unreasonable one. And no, publicly calling someone's dad you have never met "backwards c*nt", "smelly terrorist rat", "quivering coward" just to make money off it is neither "freedom of speech" nor "a stroke of genius", it never was. And Khabib just made us all think about it.

[@satti80]

And none of the other mainstream sports will condone such behavior and thats why they stay relevant and mainstream.

[@RubenRabitt]

Absolutely. Khabib was the messenger. The complete antithesis to what Conor represents. Every one of us has that, and Conor met his. He fought for something bigger than money and ego that's why he won. That's why he's the eagle because he soars above the lower level materialism that is people like Conor lizard personality. He changed MMA culture with Saturday's mauling, and I hope it is forever for the better. That Conor cult of personality got too big because of all that fake hype and push by the UFC that it crescendoed into Conor tapping and the riot afterwards becoming the climax of Conor's downfall. It needed the other end of the spectrum to do this. It was perfect. That's why the vibes going into this fight were ominous from the get go, Khabib was no longer himself in there. He was merely the catalyst doing the work of the higher beings to end what has been a nightmare for MMA culture.

[@bodombeastmode]

You are absolutely wrong. Hate-speech is in fact protected under the 1st Amendment of the constitution. As a matter of fact, the supreme court in 2017 upheld again in Matal v. Tam that hate speech is still considered protected freedom of expression. I find it despicable to insult someone in the way Connor frequently does. However, it is illegal to physically assault someone just because they uttered racially or religiously insensitive comments. These are just simply facts.

[@satti80]

Zachary Strugeon .. You still don’t talk about someone’s dad or mom, religion, country and culture. You know you can get sued for defamation as well. Then there is plain crazy which is what Conor is doing, talking shit about everyone as if they are nothing. And I don’t think you can jump on airplane or in an airport and shout BOMB then Claim freedom of speech, you will get tackled and assaulted by the police before you finish the word. And you will create chaos. So yeah, some words are sensitive and freedom of speech isn’t completely free like that. There are lines and sensitive words every where you go in the world. Things you say matter. And words have weight.

[@shable1436]

If you had to question that or even think about it, your living in a bubble of denial of other ppl even existing around you that have emotions. Even cage fighters feel.

[@strider4]

Khabib even made Conor apologize in the ring. "It's only business" haha yeah now you want to claim it's only business after getting mauled on

[@silentinvestor]

He broke his will

[@thrift_jacob]

Nah conor always says that to whoever he fights like dustin Poirier its just business why would conor have a legitimate reason to hate khabib... That mad shit talkin just brings in the money and khabib took it to heart

[@tonymontana7860]

@@thrift_jacob talking about his religion and family is only business? He meant every word up until he shat in his knickers! He messed with the wrong person and paid heavily indeed, khabib even spat on him after making him tap major embarrassment. The saying chat shit get banged comes to mind!

[@villakuyt]

Conor is a bully when its time to talk and a quitter when its time to fight, it's all business when u're getting the shit beat out of u and feel embarrassed and afraid

[@0devildante0]

@UC2NPk18yHQ8VyplS4Y3uGYA Trash talking is fine. But what Connor did was way more than that. If you're the kind who don't mind people insulting your family and your code of ethics, that's you. I'm not going to judge you and say it's because you're weak willed. There's something called "verbal abuse" afterall and you face consequences. "freedom of speech" is highly misunderstood. But anyway, in this case, shit got really personal. Connor even attacked a bus and caused damages to non-involved parties. That's not trash talking. That's PERSONAL. Connor went way overboard and people are now saying that he did go overboard this time because he really felt threatened. I have a relatively very thick skin compared to the average man, but if you say shit about my personal core beliefs and insult very close people to me, I'll make sure you eat your words, in a painful way. You stand up to what you believe in. Otherwise you don't really believe in what you think you believe in.

[@avsnj]

This event will expose Dana. He wants khabib suspended then stripped so that he can make bigger fights. Khabib F upped and he has apologized to Dana, fans and the commission. It took Conor days and law suits for him to apologize. Can the commission also investigate the UFC and their retaliation practices against fighters that speak out about the organisation. Fighter have to come together and have a representation that can sit at the same table with top UFC management and the Spots commission and make the demands of these fighters known.

[@blackmanwhitesuit]

I wonder if boxing was still more popular how this would have played out.

[@Anvil35]

I’m sure criminals say sorry after they get caught and hope to receive no punishment

[@jairbear619]

UNION! UNION! UNION!

[@timmyt2697]

He didn’t apologize he just made excuses

[@princealyaseen]

Not really inside danas so happy this happened khabib has skyrocketed and become an overnight superstar new mike tyson (to an extent). Also if they ever do a rematch (not that conor deserves one khabib dominated) it wud do so many ppv buys

[@britannic2000]

Khabib should finish up now after the way he has been treated, 27 - 0 one round lost in his career ,which is questionable ,Conor New the only way to win was to get inside khabibs head but it was taken to a level which is well out of order ,but Khabib couldn't be broken and UFC went along with it hoping there boy Conor got the win for the benefits it would bring, lets also bear in mind Conor had 2 years to get ready for this and he was totally outclassed, I am now finished with the UFC if khabib fights for them again I will watch and support, I've been watching for a long time now but I'm disgusted the way it's going. All the best Khabib you are a true Champion and all your family ,friends and fans understand why you reacted this way, because you are a decent human being !

[@lerigoureux6474]

PREACH !

[@MrSidkhan1]

Brother banter is all good an well amongst each other. But when u involve things that are noymt involved, religion, family, race, etc. Be ready for a beating an to face real gangsters.

[@bluntedvic4207]

Just doing what a man does that boy khabib on another level

[@plokijuh5830]

Khabib lost the fight against Tibault (unsure about spelling)

[@mnate3538]

@@viralwhirls3967IRISH BITCH got fooked up

[@rmsdudqkr]

Everyone keeps getting what happened with Conor after the fight wrong. He wasn't just an innocent bystander. There's clear video evidence of Conor throwing the first punch to one of Khabib's boys, and then a second dude walks past Conor, Conor says something, which starts another fight, then right when a third dude jumps into the cage, he sees the second guy and Conor throwing, so he decides to join in too. Everything that happened that night was provoked by Conor and his team.

[@cjcjcjcjcjcjify]

So we are waiting for someone to punch us first? There’s a brawl going on. You see someone in arms length you gotta treat that as a threat. There’s no waiting for someone to hit me first in that situation. Fuck that

[@hafiz29164]

@@btmz1753 oh really? WACTH the video yourself dumbass!!

[@daddyfamlittle6262]

YUP......Connor had NO reason to throw that punch when they were on the fence!!!!

[@btmz1753]

the troy you watch the video fam , look closely

[@xlaythe]

No. the guy in the red shirt didnt suddenly on the spot decide to join in. He snuck into the cage with the intent to sucker punch the back of conor's head. And the first guy on the floor.... Conor got the better of him with a counter punch, wobbled his legs..... but where the fuck are you getting that conor incited that exchange with words? god people are sooooooooooooooooooooo duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumb

[@fmeh5268]

I love what Zinadine Zidane said after the head butting incident he had. "People are too quick to look at the reaction before looking at what caused that reaction." So true, Conor and his camp talked so much crap about Khabib's religion, family, and country so he reacted as any one of us would. If I went up to a black person and called him the N-word, and got punched for doing so, who is in the wrong? I AM!! Same with Conor and his camp. Not saying Khabib should have reacted that way, but it is understandable as to why he did, still shouldn't have tho

[@marboboako7703]

@@1990Thunderbolt you need some brain.

[@lucaferrante1265]

Conor doesn't deserve the rematch, Tony Ferguson vs Khabib should be the next title fight

[@lexetordo8954]

luca ferrante tony almost lost to pettis shut up lol tony would get dominated worse then conor

[@lucaferrante1265]

@WC Soccer bro i doubt tony purposely ripped his knee apart...I think he's the only one in the division who may test khabib due to his creativity and unpredictability

[@EagleEyez786]

You need to rewatch the footage... conor initiated the fight inside the cage... conor punched the guy first.. who was sitting on top of the fence to go and stop khabib... he was not there to attack conor... after conor punched him.. then khabib guys came in the cage to retaliate... plain and simple.... just rewatch the footage...

[@sangmiskin2617]

Tht is why he didn't want to put a charge against them.... IO surely would look at tht footage n it would be a mess up for him...

[@tbslover999]

Conor tried to punch him but he never made contact with the guy on the fence.

[@btmz1753]

EagleEyez786 no he didn’t you dumbass , watch the video again , that guy Conor swinged at tried to push Conor’s leg off the cage

[@EagleEyez786]

Prominent Style you must be Conor McQueer's fan... lol I went and saw the footage... here the link ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoq9qWp3YrOjma8 ) go and watch it... the guy on the fence did not even touch McQueer's leg.. it was a guy from his team who was pulling Conor Mcqueer down...and Conor punched him first... get the facts right before posting shyt... F#cktard

[@TAnd-nq6if]

I can barely make out what the hell happened

[@khalidqureshi7787]

Finally media talking some sense. Thanks Stephen A

[@toppnotchsports9913]

If Conor made those kind of negative remarks regarding a Jews faith or religion, the media narrative would be completely different. Not trying to be divisive in anyway but I just want to point out the medias little game. Look at the name of this video... it says "Stephen A downplays the UFC post fight brawl" as if khabib had no reason to feel the way he did,as if Conor has never done anything disrespectful and outlandish. Don't write checks you can't cash Connor period. He talked about a mans father and religion then got his ass beat and expects for khabib not to feel some type of way

[@shrenik]

exactly

[@stephen_crumley]

If he made those comments about Jews then they’d be true

[@realali93]

Dont know what he was thinking ,that dude dosent drink do drugs or even party , and he trains like in animal.

[@yr9858]

Then he'd be called anti semitic . But in this case connor is some Patriot hero... Good point

[@taptime912]

All religions should be up for criticism... if you can't handle words go back to a country that doesn't have freedom of speech and no one will insult your religion

[@flatearthfatboy9589]

Khabib smashed Conor standing up before choking him that's the best thing about the fight

[@lexetordo8954]

Flatearth Fatboy but he didn’t lol he caught him once and khabib loss the 3rdround standing against a tired Conor lol who is a totally different guy then a energized fighter

[@xxWildflowxx]

@@lexetordo8954 he did not lose 3rd round. Go back and watch. Conor cheated so much that round. Pulling shorts. Interlocking fingers in cage. Pulling and holding gloves for 30 seconds straight. Hitting him back of the head 2 times.

[@lexetordo8954]

Spreedom lol he still won the round you fucking bum...

[@ParisMauriceB]

THEBackpack 10 he won zero rounds lol Conor was easily outclassed

[@youraullad]

Lads khabib beat him easily on the ground but don't be silly, beside the 1 punch he landed Conor dominated when they were on their feet throwing punches.

[@casimon26]

For the record.... Dillion Danis (the guy Khabib was going after) is an active Bellator fighter as well. He is not just a JJ coach.

[@lxchronic420xl]

He is Conor's JJ coach though and a active Bellator fighter.

[@ItsMe-kf1mj]

He be another victim when Khabib smash.

[@heybro4794]

casimon26 for the record he is also a dickhead

[@Hellothere854434]

ChRoNiC Yeah, but if I'm not an mma fan nd I hear 'coach', I'd think of some 50+ year old JJ guy that knows his stuff, not a young and active fighter

[@matthewhorizon6050]

@@lxchronic420xl, that is what he just said.

[@yousufmohammed7393]

Firstly, Dillon Danis is not only the jiu jitsu coach but also a mma fighter under contract with bellator. Secondly, Conor took two swipes at khabib's cousin first, while he was trying to get to khabib. Then conor got jumped by other two cornermen of khabib.

[@BlackKoshinomi]

A rematch ? Wtf SAS talking about ? How does anyone who gets dominated for 3 rounds straight and choked out in next round. Decerved a rematch ? Tony need a title shot period

[@superlex611]

@jessesam wtf ? Conor will have his rematch soon after Khabib fought Tony

[@lexetordo8954]

jessesam he was gassed and still beat khabib standing up in the 3rd round Conor needsstamina if he had it he could beat anyone

[@bi3643]

Black Koshinomi I wish gsp was able to cut weight in a healthy manner so they could fight, and then Conor fights Ferguson since they also have personal issues

[@razorwings]

I think it would be cool for khabib to challenge connor to standing only fight so he can knock him out.

[@jerry85g7]

Tony gonna get his ass kicked too.

[@drewsmagicallegacy]

Dana is upset cause his boy lost. And at the end of the day, through all the bs. Conor talked alot of crap and got destroyed. Mcgregor - Throws bottles at Diaz - Goes after Aldo - Nearly leaves a man blinded for life - Throws First punch at an "attacker" Khabib - Goes after Mcgregor Coach after being racially and religiously provoked Dana White and the Fans: Khabib's behaviour was disgusting What?

[@0sman]

Well said.

[@jonilothong306]

What a joy to see the Proud Irish boy and team being humble forever. Love from India.

[@Mohammed_125]

That was really well put and well thought out. Thanks guys.

[@SP-qe3tg]

Stephen A for once on the right side. He knows shit happens in sport and compared to other sport moments this isn't the worse thing in the world. If anything it was brilliant. He didn't go to attack fans, he went to go attack someone that tried to insult him.

[@superlex611]

True Khabib was provoked

[@jerry85g7]

Niggas were backing Khabib.

[@thefootballowl7624]

Insulted him his family and his religion. Honour is everything for these people.

[@SP-qe3tg]

Man trust me I know. Different cultures and shit. In the US especially, people most people are bought up in a way that if someone insults you then you turn the other way and ignore it, same as the UK. But Khabib was bought up in a way that if someone insults your family and your religion, it is something you can't let happen. I think most MMA fighters and most MMA fans understand, forget that, anyone from any combat sport can understand that.

[@aaaaaaaaa790]

A fine and move on. Conor injured 3 fighters and cut em up throwing that Dolly and got 5 days of volunteer work & a $50 M check. Khabib(though a dumb move) didnt even land and hurt literally no one. If the UFC decides to play hardball with him it would be so hypocritical

[@tanman7879]

Yeah so true

[@DEZZYCHAMBERLAINREACTS.]

Abdul .H UFC was banking for khabib to fuck up his Visa. UFC is full of racist.

[@ktajax]

Its the Nevada Athletic Commision he needs to worry about (not really), not UFC.

[@mlg2781]

there are still financial punishmens following after the lawsuit. So what you say is typical dumb internet ranting.

[@alcottdevalte7440]

The ufc is to be blamed for all this, they allowed the bomb to be made and then it exploded, the commission is full of shit and not fair. They all overreact, nobody got hurt which is good.

[@rikkyhernandez6511]

Wow. I actually 100% agree with Stephen’s stance. You can tell he’s really into the sport and making real effort in reporting the real ness of the situation and giving MMA and it’s athletes a fair shake. Very cool to see this demonstrated on ESPN. Skip Bayless and his cronies need to take notes

[@rarity2006]

Hey guys great analysis and understanding of the big picture. Excellent thank you

[@AnthonyWilliams-wd7xq]

Stephan a is that guy I like that he's becoming an mma fan

[@JailBr3ak3r77]

@Ivan The Piff MasterYea Stephen a is living a good life, doing what he enjoys.

[@MQA-hc1gt]

His analysis is pretty good too

[@talkischeap90sbaby83]

He was jus at the Canelo/GGG fight acting like he knows boxing lol we got Max that actually knows the sport of boxing Stephen A jus wants to yell back an fourth about shit he doesn’t know

[@nykia31]

The people seem to be with Khabib. Conor, Dana, Conor's crew, the goons in Conor's fan base. They've all had this coming for a while now. All of this WWE stuff that UFC has been letting slide finally came home to roost, once they came across a man who wanted ALL of the smoke.

[@megamanxhunter]

It's not gonna change anything in the UFC. Personally, i don't take anyone's side in this shit, they've all played their part in this mess. If there's another fight, doesn't matter when, UFC is gonna use the brawl footage. They used the Barclay's center incident video footage. Even Jon Jones, they used all of his shenanigans to promote his 2nd fight with DC. UFC is about the money.

[@husseinmohsen2405]

Conor threw dolly on khabib’s fight bus it’s okay but khabib jumped out of the cage he gets fined really

[@btmz1753]

Hussein Mohsen you’re acting like Conor didn’t go to court and is getting fined for that? You’re a dumbass

[@jackjordan5254]

Conor was arrested and had his title stripped from him, you act like nothing happened to him

[@quackattack5873]

Well done lads honest non bias view point !! 100% agree with everything you both said !! Awesome stuff !!

[@thegig8731]

No rematch needed with the chiken ...habib walked out as better man ..jumping out of the cage is nothing compared to the bus incident ..anything goes on habib goes on that chiken ..hell get hìs belt n cheque ..or other wise dana should quit thìs world coz obviously not just dana even the media are turning tables now

[@cooldude8478]

Khabib and his team should get a life ban from the UFC.

[@georgemo6687]

CoOl duDe lmao , keep wishing chicken fanboy

[@johnmissig2887]

Ray Yuni, it was way worse than the bus incident. Khabib incited a riot in the arena. A lot more people got hurt. I'm talking fans punching fans. That shit was dangerous.

[@sankadill]

Ray Yuni they have a GoFundme account for Khabib to buy a plane ticket so he could go back home 🤣🤣

[@Brice3333]

This isn't the first time where fans fought each another after a fight, this happens at any sporting event. This is definitely not worst than the bus incident. You are telling me someone taking a private plane ride from Ireland to Brooklyn just to confront someone and hurting 5 innocent people then FLEEING A SCENE OF THE CRIME is not as bad as what happen on Saturday. Comeon now let's be real.

[@duddelove9229]

Nobody wants to see a rematch. Conor got his ass thoroughly whipped. He's no match for Kabib....... Kabib vs Ferguson is the fight the people want to see.

[@johnadams1206]

Dudde Love shut up dummy

[@eddie123214]

I think Connor should fight Ferguson winner gets khabib .

[@squirrelchaser]

Ferguson vs mctapper. I'd like to see him get stopped in a different way. Tony would shred his face and knock him on his ass. His down fall will be just like Rhonda. One ass beating after another.

[@btmz1753]

Dudde Love shut the fuck up you don’t even know how to spell you dumbass nigga

[@Erick-io5xi]

you are absolutely right.

[@seanbrown486]

Best analysis I've seen so far. Bravo.

[@RavenousSix]

I love what these guys said and how they put it. This is exactly right!

[@awsmlife5366]

Fans will leave UFC if it takes hypocritical action. It will be suicide for UFC to punish Khabib and not mcgregor

[@lerigoureux6474]

Awsm Life I'm literally planning on leaving it Khabib is out and Conor gets the belt.

[@lxchronic420xl]

They will lose a lot fans that's for sure.

[@anthonyantmanedwardsisbett8197]

Joshua Jung it’s such a shame Conor couldn’t be as good as he said he was gonna be in the pressers

[@MrKGatl]

Joshua Jung Don’t be such a snowflake

[@RubenRabitt]

The only angle Conor asshole sniffers got left is the incident since Conor got his manhood took the entire match up. Their last ditch effort to have McBitch save face lol Khabib the true GOAT.

[@carissakaisen5264]

your a fool if you think standing your ground for your beliefs is a show of bad character. Connor and his team crossed lines anyone wouldn't dare cross alone and khabib embarrassed Connor in all facets of MMA then checked Connors team for their part. he earn real respect from real mma fans only p.c culture fanboys are butt hurt and crying. 27-0 #tookconnorsfoodtray #totaldomanation

[@anasrul9582]

yeahh i agree with you 👍👍

[@ennydayoshiya8864]

Well said

[@moneymachine450]

carissa sproles khabib got rocked by Dillion 😂😂😂😂

[@moneymachine450]

carissa sproles he only won cus Conor got gassed and Khabib landed one good right hand rest of the fight was just khabib grabbing i understand it’s MMA but don’t say you’re gonna smash a guy and change his face but don’t do any of that

[@honestabe6841]

You're right! Thank you!

[@MAMA23141]

Every time that conor mcgregor loses he has a rematch.he should not have rematch never. It is not fair to everybody.

[@btmz1753]

YourTopic he’s Conor mcgregor. He made the sport what it is today. Shut the fuck up and watch because we both know you will

[@basketballenlightenment2863]

Prominent Style Conor’s only famous for his childish trolling. Without his trolling he’s nothing. Lost 5 times (once to a 50 year old retired boxer)

[@btmz1753]

Enlightenment .W and went what 10 rounds with him? Yeah shut the fuck up. You’re ignorant

[@monteruntheplay9483]

@@btmz1753 because Floyd let him last 10 Floyd gave Conor 10 rounds to KO him like Conor said he would but he didn't So I don't give Conor any props for lasting 10 rounds because he still couldn't drop Floyd

[@btmz1753]

Mario The God you’re an idiot lol

[@jimmyv1753]

Well done guys. I am tired of “sports broadcasters” talking about mma when they have clearly never watched a fight. ESPN coming in hot with good knowledge of the sport Steven A bringing it correctly pronouncing Khabibs name. Loved it. Great job well informed arguments

[@Ash-uc7id]

Stephen A has my respect.... finally someone speaks the truth!

[@joeythegent3888]

Yeah but during the fight he was talking bad about khabib, real bad my brother

[@joeythegent3888]

And now he's calm about because everyone saying bad things about Steven a Smith so he changed his tone now, but khabib is the best alhumdullah and this guy was talking bad about him when it was happening

[@shrimppaste1692]

Stephen A is the truth!

[@masterhvac1]

Respect? Dude just said its cool to assault someone for name calling lol. Im sure his Communist hero Michael King would not like that very much.

[@SuperFreshprince007]

masterhvac1 1. When did he say it was cool? 2. Calling someone a terrorist, making fun of their religion & attacking their family is not “name calling”. I like McGregor, he’s been funny in the past but can tell their is a lot of yes man in his camp... needs real ones around to tell him when to chill

[@lildagga2064]

I knew Khabib would win but I didn’t think he would dominate the way he did. Hang it up Conor your all talk

[@eldio2124]

Lil Dagga Very true. Conor is passed his best. He’d lose in a rematch and to Tony Ferguson

[@RedHood1983]

You're*

[@lupstarr4379]

Hang it up?because he lost vs a beast?all talk doesn't get you 2 belts in 2 of the best divisions in the sport you sound ridiculous.

[@lildagga2064]

lup starr Na he’s done

[@shanahan142008]

I wouldn't say he's all talk. Check the resume, he whooped Alvarez, Aldo, Holloway, Poirier, Mendes. Just so happens Khabib is the real deal!

[@dlw3612]

This is the best discussion about the incident at UFC 229 by far good job guys

[@goonzsquad1]

Thank you guys for honest un biased reporting

[@studio3js196]

Isn’t it ironic that all of these defending Conor’s pre game talk against Khabib are classifying it as “trash talk”. Lol these kids do not what real trash talk is because what conor is doing is trying to demonize Khabib. Learn the difference kids

[@MichaelP-ke1tm]

Conor even tried paying Khabibs friend $10,000 to get dirt on Khabib lmao

[@DrHafizMohdMohsin]

Good to hear unbiased opinions... 👍

[@Lex-up6mg]

Omg I completely agree with jalen and Stephen mma opinion. I’m so glad ESPN taking mma serious

[@frankmackii904]

One of the most entertaining fights I've seen in a while

[@OhRichard]

Stephen A. when can we expect you to cover Super Smash Bros, as it is an official sport endorsed by ESPN. That is all.

[@mattress1266]

Lol.

[@nathanielbaxter533]

You talking like you wouldn't watch that.

[@bequiet97]

SFV too

[@ScrotumBalls]

Ike is a baaaaaad bad man!

[@babbattaDAdentist]

ESPN = one man army feat. Stephen A. Smith

[@SuperMillwall]

Fact is Conor isn't as good as he and or his fans think he is. I like Conor and I enjoy all the build ups to his fights and enjoy watching him fight but clearly he's a VERY limited fighter, he has no ground game whatsoever he's hardly a "MIXED Martial Artist" he has no variety whatsoever, unless he can knock them out standing up he's screwed. The fact he's been compared to the greats like Muhammad Ali and Bruce Lee is utterly ridiculous. He's definitely the GOAT at trash talking but ability wise he's nowhere near the level of Ali or Lee.

[@tampablackwing]

Tap machine

[@jumanjiwarlord]

His highlight was the Aldo fight. Yeah he’s pieced up some dudes like Eddie Alvarez and the Diaz fights were entertaining.... but way over hyped JUST like RHONDA.

[@skyedge3407]

Hes good. Maybe an all time great. But Khabib is better. Next level better.

[@FirstPlace97]

SuperMillwall1885 you sounded smart until you said he was "the GOAT at trash talking," lmfao. Not even close to being even a good trash talker. Look at what Floyd did to him, Diaz and now Khabib. McGregor can't back up his trash talk for shit. Tyson Fury is another fighter from Ireland that can actually back up his trash talk, and he is also much more eloquent and articulate than McGregor. Connor just talks out of his ass while getting his ass handed to him.

[@alcottdevalte7440]

Conor is good, but he is a better salesman and manipulater, it's just that khabib beat him like a bear. He couldn't back up his trash talk and looks stupid now, shit happens. Anyway, the man was already rich, he should have fought nate instead.

[@thehh5118]

Thank you!! Reporters from ESPN who are actually speaking SENSE!

[@LadyLuckHQ]

Derrick Lewis is the REAL MVP!

[@collinpople1076]

Lady Luck HQ Awesome KO, even better post fight interview

[@LadyLuckHQ]

@@collinpople1076 No question about it!

[@LadyLuckHQ]

Haha! Best line ever!

[@linh811]

HTown for life !!

[@fire619]

I understand

[@alabdel1388]

Khabib shouldnt have gone over the cage, but like some others are saying I can understand why he did it. Ppl just dont get it, what Conor was saying to Khabib wasnt just mindless trash talk, he was cutting deep with some of the things he was saying to a guy that takes his family, his faith and his nationality very, very seriously. And btw, this was not as bad as Conor attacking a bus, injuring fighters and forcing fight cancellations. The UFC let all that go basically and went as far as to use it to promote the fight, White is a scumbag promoter who will just brush off any responsibilty..because thats what a promotor does, but most of this is his fault for not understanding the context and the guys involved.

[@josegrecojg]

Dana understood all of that, crunched the #s and there you go. Hes scummy but not stupid

[@cjwrench07]

He’s the UFC’s Don King. And He knows “the great white Hope” storyline sells tickets. That’s why he was all over Stipe, *Till*, and McGregor; and promoted their fights very heavily.

[@timbo7873]

@@cjwrench07 Don't forget Ronda fine ass...

[@duncanmacleod2953]

thats crazy... yes it was mindless trash talk but these guys are pros. like in any sport there will be trash talkers in all of them, especially in ufc, you cant let everything get to you or you would be fighting everyone on social media too. yes we can see khabib had a good reason to be mad, but its the nature of the biz, learn to deal with it...now hes facing possible charges because he reacted in an unprofessional way, outside the ring...sometimes when your a big name and people are watching you, you have to be professional.

[@user-pf7ti4rt9p]

Man that's soo racist... your saying Muslims can't control themselves from reacting violently to things they don't agree with but everyone else can... mad rascism

[@money.markets]

Thank You ! I didn't expect Stephen A and ESPN to present such an unbiased analysis of the brawl.

[@biggiek9254]

black people and muslims go through the same thing in society we are the oppressed

[@mkhaled5275]

Thank you ESPN..

[@CuddleStories]

Finally, a big name channel thats keeping it real

[@Hitman01456]

Once the dust settles, everyone's feelings change. The brawl wasn't even bad lmao

[@kingammo6090]

Hate the Narrative of 'Rematch' Simply because it's Conor and Money is involved... How bout Dana Push Khabib 27-O Record and make him a Greater STAR... You are a Promoter.. Right?!

[@peter69215]

It's the fighter who needs to promote himself. People raved about Khabib for years. He needs to build his own brand like any other successful athlete

[@jimmydane34]

@@peter69215 What? Companies have "promoters" to assist with a fighterr...."self promote" or are you that dense?

[@peter69215]

@@jimmydane34 doesn't mean it will work. He needs to make himself known outside the octagon. Conor is on commercials, and is always in the news promoting his brand. . Khabib has himself to blame for that and not speaking English well has hurt him. Jose Aldo had this same problem

[@Supermoney97]

Exactly a promoter makes the biggest fight not fighter

[@chrishughes7254]

Khabib is too boring of a person to be a big time attraction. Alot of people hate his fighting style and he has no personality. You look at all of UFC'S big time draws and they all have the same thing in common and that's their personalities. Lesnar, Jones, Rousey, Liddell, Ortiz, Silva people like that had charisma Khabib don't

[@willjrnunya5903]

Great video!!!! Im excited..... I would watch the rematch....

[@EdwinMaverick7]

Guys these people absolutely spoke sense after long time

[@joem7462]

Same shit happened between Floyd’s camp and Juddha.

[@josephhuff9195]

Rematch?? maybe way down the line..fight was not even close. Ferguson needs to be Khabibs next opponent...Connor needs to add more tools in his belt besides a left punch. Not gonna work w/ bigger/better fighters. Its like when all ronda rousey had was an arm bar...eventually, the shit gets figured out and one has to grow or go.

[@danh4435]

Amazing thing about all this was khabib telling L.A commissioners keep the money I don't want it. He literally didn't take anything forget being fined. 😳

[@soccerscoutsbdtm9164]

I don't mind looking up to Khabib as a role model. Anyways, such a real conversation. Good job, guys

[@BigAssNigga311]

It's funny that Conor tried to degrade boxing for being half a fight, but when he fights in the UFC literally all he can do is stand up and punch LOL he's a horrible mma fighter and he got exposed rather easily, he didn't even put up a fight against someone he was going to "destroy" LOL

[@Smorgasvord]

He called boxing a half a fight because you cant throw kicks, knees and elbows - which is true. A real fight isnt only punches.

[@ajjones9981]

You clearly know nothing about an mma Conor literally has a full arsenal of skills anyone can get caught against superior wrestler which is what khabib is it’s that simple

[@skyedge3407]

Conor deserved this. Dont act like a fake gangster then challenge a real one. Got your card pulled real quick. 3/4 biggest fights you've done are now losses. Get flushed son. Should crown Khabin the King of Ireland for that annihilation. Make statues of that man. Let him keep the belt. And pay him for a good nights work.

[@user-pf7ti4rt9p]

and 3/5 biggest ppv in ufc history are conor wins

[@johnadams1206]

Khabib rocked Conor and is great at wrestling for 4 rounds But stand toe to toe in the middle of the ring with Conor for 4 rounds and see what’s up after

[@nikopro16]

I love this guys really good talk!

[@gavlatennis2824]

Really good points made in this video

[@JJPsyc]

Thank you Steven A. The UFC and most of MMA media need to get real. There are 10x worse brawls that happen regularly in Hockey and Baseball.

[@tank100286]

When you jump in a crowd and start fighting. it can set off a chain reaction that could turn ugly real quick. somebody always get hit by accident in those situation and if the wrong type of person gets hit. It can just being a one on one to a all out brawl. its a good thing people were more focus on trying to record and it didn't turn into a full on riot.

[@bigdog9507]

Exactly. It doesn't matter if his target was an audience member. Fans could've attacked him or get hit by khabib by mistake. Either way it looks bad for the ufc

[@Alex-we4th]

Thank you SAS, actually trying to understand both sides.

[@keniebagra8191]

Very well articulated.

[@ishanmiglani8220]

Khabib and Holloway have longest present undefeated streaks in UFC right now. It is only fitting if these two fight each other next.

[@adamdipa6992]

Ishan Miglani Ortega vs Holloway is already scheduled

[@mikeduncn4381]

holloway isnt undefeated in the ufc though?!?!?

[@moneymakingodie]

Max lost to Conor before max became a beast. He will kill Conor now

[@nycepeterson2433]

I must say I thought I would never agree with Stephen A Smith but I do here

[@kristopherhasenbuhler5393]

This is better than my reaction video I really like the professionalism

[@menikmenik6831]

Khabib with your respect and humble person it’s make you true become champion. And you will be always my big fans. 😘😘😘😘

[@patricija4179]

For all you non UFC fans who know only of Connor....HOW ABOUT THEM CONNOR??!!

[@lupstarr4379]

Funny you call yourself a "real ufc fan"but dont know how how to spell the sports biggest star Conor right.

[@patricija4179]

@@lupstarr4379 you dont get it

[@nyteowl8069]

Conor*

[@lexetordo8954]

bloodyangel5463 and??? Can he not be a star you fucking ding dong

[@lexetordo8954]

bloodyangel5463 not only does he get paid the most but he is the wealthiest ufc fighter

[@mz204455]

Thank god there are someone reasonable and rational people.

[@topsecret4791]

BRAVO...THANK YOU....THANK YOU for voicing the TRUTH!!!

[@nishantsalhotra2085]

Stephen A. is as real as you can get. Everything he said was perfect.

[@shotokanslammer1]

When did MMA fighters become role models?

[@CoolGamer-jl5lj]

And Conor for me lol

[@jairbear619]

At this point, forget about the rematch and give Tony Ferguson his long-awaited title shot for the UNDISPUTED Lightweight belt! Because of Khabib's rise in popularity now, whether positive or negative, that is a HUGE fight to be made now, especially since both of them were suppose to fight on FOUR OCCASIONS! That's the fight to be made in 2019!

[@Sg6CrossOver]

Tony and then kevin lee, that would be litty if connor wants a rematch he should fight one of those guys before.

[@superlex611]

@@Sg6CrossOver he Will have His rematch after Khabib fought Tony

[@jerry85g7]

I agree with that.

[@jairbear619]

JJ Kingman 1000% agree!

[@messiona]

Agreed. Everyone blew this whole thing out of proportion.

[@workplace8605]

This is the BEST breakdown of fight #ufc229 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@chainsong9546]

all i know is that if an average black american were to bust out a bus window and hurt white americans he would be in jail for a long time....but for some reason it is ok for a guy from ireland to come over and do the same thing...

[@lexetordo8954]

Digging Earth SHUT THE FUCK UP

[@bigdog9507]

They would get killed more in the media. Connor was still charged and had to pay 50 k

[@Just__Denis]

Shut the fuck up

[@abdulmusa3424]

THEBackpack 10 fuck off he is right if these two fighters were black and behaved like this the narrative would be totally different. And ya stupid ass knows it

[@thefootballowl7624]

Thank you my brother, muslims and black people are subject to white supremacy and have been for too long and everyones getting FED UP!

[@chriscox6625]

I wonder what kind of dancing Connor does? Tap dancing 😂😂😂

[@spacelover1493]

Finally someone who speaks the truth...this was a breath of fresh air!

[@waynzwhirled6181]

Thanks guys. Love it. Great discussion. I am a Khabib fan, McGregor not so much.

[@SamElHusseinii]

Al hamdulilah. Just say thank you KABIB and move on real Champ and STILL

[@wontonsupernoodles2239]

Always respected what connor has done for the ufc made it bigger an achived some great things in ufc love seein him fight....but this time round he desreved what happend pushed it too far an got choked out...connor look scared to me befor the fight started never gave khabib much eye contact he lost the fight before he steped in there with khabib.....connor was slugish money fame fortunes have taken his hunger away coukd see it in his eyes...hes got a picture up with a whisky in hand wtf....get back the gym an put your heart an soal into it if you really want it...

[@legalinsurance910]

yes dude when i saw him in octagon with khabib i was shocked as i have never seen cornor scared like this before and i immediately realized that he has lost it before it has started. and the rest is history

[@Smorgasvord]

To be fair.....Conor could train relentlessly for the next 6 months and he'd still lose to Khabib.

[@danja5512]

I like this guys! Thank you for objective journalism

[@terminaltranscendence8422]

This is the first time I've ever agreed with you Steven A well done thank you

[@TheMarius0071]

"What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas" KHABIB TIME @@@

[@jonriso1954]

That fight made me so happy. 😁😁😁🦅🦅

[@danielcaskey]

Great POV Stephen A and Jalen.

[@paulmarasigan6342]

i dont usually agree with what Stephen A. says, but he got my respect on this one. Khabib held his emotions inside till the very last minute and i admire him for that, people are saying that what he did after the fight was very un professional but people are forgetting how professional Khabib had been leading to the fight, even with all the insults from connor and his team, he did not retaliate until the match was over, for me that shows true professionalism, khabib could have easily go after connor and his team during the press con and the weigh ins but he was being a professional not doing anything to compromise the fight from happening, but after connor tapped out and the match was over, Khabib turned from a professional figther into a normal person who would react the same or even worst if someone insults your father, country and religion. Props for Khabib showing us to stand up and defend what you believe in and care for