10-07-2018, 02:01 PM -
Khabib losing his discipline like that is 100% his own fault, but McGregor usually being gracious in defeat doesn't excuse everything he's said and done. He's bought into his own image to such an extent that his patter went from being genuinely funny to becoming increasingly unpleasant - racism and Islamophobia aren't things people often accept to be targeted with on the basis that it creates good theatre for the fans. McGregor had to keep going further and further to keep that shock value, and something like this was always going to happen in the end.
None of that takes away from the fact that Khabib's reaction, after a dominant win which pretty much ended the argument, lacked any kind of class.
None of that takes away from the fact that Khabib's reaction, after a dominant win which pretty much ended the argument, lacked any kind of class.