Conor McGregor has admitted that he was simply beaten by the better man as he went in depth in analyzing his defeat at UFC 229.
The Dubliner says his performance against Khabib Nurmagomedov was not good enough after he submitted to a rear naked choke hold in the 4th round.
There’s a fascinating level of detail in McGregor’s introspective instagram post as he offers a play by play account of the fight and where it was lost for him.
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The former champion conceded Nurmagomedov won the first and second rounds, the latter he described as the worst of his career.
“Although winning the early exchanges in 4, he dips under again and I end up in a bad position with over 3 on the clock,”
“I work to regain position and end up upright, with my back to the fence. A stable position. Here however, I made a critical error of abandoning my over hook at this crucial time, exposing the back, and I end up beaten fair and square.”
Speaking on the prospect of a rematch the Dubliner said: “If it is not the rematch right away, no problem, I will face the next in line.”
The Russian it appears is on a collision course with Tony Ferguson according to the UFC president Dana White, Ferguson overcame Anthony Pettis at the same event.
White said in an interview with ESPN: “As a fight fan you’ve got to go with Tony, he had the belt, tweaked his knee, got stripped, this fight happens.
“Tony never lost the belt in a fight. Neither did Conor, but Conor got the opportunity to actually fight and I think Tony deserves the next shot.”
