RUSSIAN Khabib Nurmagomedov and IRISH Conor McGregor in the Bucket

ARE THE MCGREGORS GATHERING?

Conor lost the fight but he will fight again. His clan is one of the most famous in Celtic history for coming back from defeat,
Here is their song  --Andy Stewart recorded it
Gather Grigalach!

The moon's on the lake, and the mist's on the brae, And the Clan has a name that is nameless by day; Then gather, gather, gather Grigalach! Gather, gather, gather Grigalach! Our signal for fight, that from monarchs we drew, Must be heard but by night in our vengeful haloo! Then haloo, Grigalach! haloo, Grigalach! Haloo, haloo, haloo, Grigalach! Glen Orchy's proud mountains, Coalchuirn and her towers, Glenstrae and Glenlyon no longer are ours; We're landless, landless, landless, Grigalach! Landless, landless, landless, Grigalach! But doom'd and devoted by vassal and lord, MacGregor has still both his heart and his sword! Then courage, courage, courage, Grigalach! Courage, courage, courage, Grigalach! If they rob us of name, and pursue us with beagles, Give their roofs to the flame, and their flesh to the eagles! Then vengeance, vengeance, vengeance, Grigalach! Vengeance, vengeance, vengeance, Grigalach! While there's leaves in the forest, and foam on the river, MacGregor despite them, shall flourish for ever! Come then Grigalach, come then Grigalach, Come then, come then, come then Grigalach! Through the depths of Loch Katrine the steed shall career, O'er the peak of Ben Lomond the galley shall steer, The rocks of Craig-Royston like icicles melt, Ere our wrongs be forgot, or our vengeance unfelt! Then gather, gather, gather Grigalach! Gather, gather, gather Grigalach!

THE MYSTERY MAN IN ALL THIS IS KHABIB.WHY DID HE RISK  HIS GREAT VICTORY?

What made him do it? After forcing a submission on Conor McGregor with a choke hold, his opponent  leapt from the  Octagon to assault McGregor's cornerman. Why did he do that?

Of course, I was rooting for McGregor.  If you have one ounce of Irish blood, you must be hoping for the boy from Dublin who speaks the Irish language and has his own whiskey brand.
Now there is a son of the soil --just as homegrown as the other side of the coin-- BART O'K our new Supreme Court Judge.

We must own  up to both of them, but Conor is more exciting--both cut from the same cloth. One totally repressed until he meets a beer, and the other totally unleashed until he meets a choke hold.
Being somewhat pugnacious myself, I admire more the man who can show his strength to the world and  dare it to claw back.. AND of course it does.

Better than the altar boy type who  feigns total innocence until he gets a drink and uses that to excuse his sudden fall from virtue.
No, for me there is no mystery in either personality.  But the actions of  Khabib puzzle me.

They say that Khabib  was disturbed by some comments about his  faith (Islam) and nationality (Russian). I find no evidence of that in the photos and film of their encounter.The only words that were lip read  from Conor are "This is just business." Said at the close of the third round-- I guess meaning  there is nothing personal here.

 The outcome of the fight was certain as soon as Khabib took Conor to the floor. Conor is a striker and wants to  fight on his feet. All of his few defeats have been through choke hold submissions. Khabib is undefeated. But Conor is a McGregor and that means a lot as we are reminded in the old song " McGregors to spite them will flourish  forever."

Would I like to see them fight again?
Only if Conor can figure out how to stay standing and striking. Otherwise don't mess with Khabib,