Khamzat Chimaev had Conor McGregor on his mind long before he was in the UFC. Chimaev (8-0 MMA, 2-0), who burst onto the international spotlight with two UFC victories in 10 days on “Fight Island,” has drawn Khabib Nurmagomedov comparisons from fans and media alike. His attitude toward McGregor furthers that. In a recent interview with Russian freelance reporter Adam Zubayraev , Chimaev said he traveled to Ireland around the time of his professional debut in 2018 to find McGregor and “beat him up” for comments made about Nurmagomedov and Chechens. “At that time, I was fighting as an amateur or a pro record of 1-0 when that happened,” Chimaev said in Russian, as translated by Zubayraev
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