The UFC’s “Attitude Era” is upon us — UFC 229 Press Conference Review

Nahiyan Abu Bakr
3 min readSep 21, 2018

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Alright someone explain to me what the actual hell is going on? This looks more like the ending of a WWE contract signing rather than a UFC press conference. I was expecting Khabib to sock Dana, try and go after Conor, and Conor cracking the Proper Twelve bottle on Khabib’s head only for Dana to go “OFFICERS ARREST THIS MAN!” That was my inner late 1990s and early 2000s WWE fan coming out there. Anyways back to the real shit.

Also in case you missed my break down of this fight, which I released hours before this blog post, click on this to check it out.

SURPRISE, SURPRISE MOTHERF**KERS THE KING IS BACK! Although this presser wasn’t as rowdy as one’s in the past, thanks to Dana White not allowing fnas in, it was definitely worht me waking up at 5AM to watch. in the spirit of quick finishes, i’ll keep this one short and hopefully sweet with just my main take away’s for everyone involved -

“The Notorious” Conor McGregor

  • Proper Irish Whiskey Proper 12 is coming to take the game from Jameson, because ol’ Jamesie is a watered down b**ch.
  • Conor is back for the love of the game and Artem. No one fucks with Artem.
  • Conor believes Khabib has a glass jaw and cannot wait to expose him. But he is prepared to go all 5 rounds.
  • SBG Ireland has been a warzone for this camp, a warzone that would put the Gaza Strip to shame.
  • August McGregor line coming soon.
  • Get hyped for Nate vs Dustin, shit’s gon be wild.
Proper 12 is a sponsor for UFC 229

Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov

  • Khabib doesn’t drink. Which is fair cause he’s Muslim and it’s against his religious beliefs. Does that answer your question Mr. McGregor?
  • Khabib believes Conor will get mauled. He cannot wrestle for shit. Oct 6th will be a long night for him.
  • Hard fight against Al for the belt? Mate, the scores were 50–43 in my favor. Are you dumb? What hard fight?
  • Artem is a b**ch. Why didn’t he fight back? Are all your friends p**sies like that? Willing to get slapped without retaliation.
  • Khabib is here to cement his legecy. He’s not letting go of that 0.
  • GET HIS DAD A GODDAMN VISA!
“Why you smell like chicken?”

Dana White “Without whom none of this would be possible”

  • No fans because he don’t need any more f**kin’ trouble. Everybody just calm down. We’re two weeks away. Let’s keep our shit together.
  • Khabib was boiling but didn’t show it. Well done, Khabib. Well done.
  • UFC always puts the best against the best. That is why this fight is happening. (And because Conor threw a dolly at Khabib)
  • Damn this press conference was dark, wasn’t it? This is going to sell so many PPVs, I’m giggling like a little girl out of pure joy.
  • THERE ARE NO MORE TICKETS! STOP ASKING ME FOR TICKETS!
  • Johny Bones will not be headlining 230. Ya’ll gotta wait till next year.

Reporter who said “Assalamualaikum” to Khabib and then proceeded to congratulate Conor on the whiskey

  • “Well I guess f**k me then.” — in his mind

Ali Abdelaziz — Khabib’s Agent

  • Former NYPD and FBI informant for some dark shit that I don’t want to get into. Here are some links though. Link 1, Link 2
  • Yells at Conor during presser
  • Has a son who he “abandoned” when he became an informant, and has not paid child support even though he has a lucrative life now with the success of his MMA Management company.

Shits getting real guys. I’m so jacked for this fight. Hopefully we see some more fireworks before the actual event. Keep an eye out for those fighter profiles btw.

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