Conor McGregor has been told that referee Herb Dean stopped Khabib Nurmagomedov from killing him in their 2018 grudge fight.
Former two-weight UFC champion McGregor tapped out to a neck crank in the fourth round of his fight against Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. The rivals traded several personal insults before the fight and tempers spilt over after the final bell, with Nurmagomedov launching himself at McGregor's team and a brawl also breaking out in the octagon.
Both men were handed hefty fines and suspended for their actions and McGregor has continued to mock Nurmagomedov almost five years on from the fight. Nurmagomedov's manager Ali Abdelaziz hit out at the Irishman in a recent tweet that read: "Hey, one more thing before I ignore your a**. If it was not for Herb Dean on October 6 when you guys fought you would have been dead, you have to be happy you still alive you should be grateful to him he spared your life. You will always be our b****."
