Manager recalls Nurmagomedov reaction when Conor and co attacked bus

April a year ago, Conor McGregor heard that Khabib Nurmagomedov had words with SBGi teammate Artem Lobov, so he hatched an inept plan. McGregor and over a dozen of his group dashed to a jet and flew across the Atlantic. They had members of their press team unlock the facility doors and then tried to attack a fighter bus with Nurmagomedov on it.

McGregor threw a hand truck at the bus, showering fighters with glass to the extent that two were injured and couldn’t fight. UFC VP Reed Harris said some people on the bus were in fear for their lives. Rose Namajunas said at the post-fight press conference she thought about pulling out of the title fight, and was still shaken months later.

The hapless group also succeeded in amusing Nurmagomedov, as manager Ali Abdelaziz recalled during a recent appearance on Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson.

The first thing I wanted to do, I want to jump out the bus. And Khabib was sitting, smiling, said Abdelaziz, as transcribed by Simon Samano for MMA Junkie. I was so angry, because I felt like we were getting ambushed by like 20, 30 guys. I want to jump out the bus, but Ilir Latifi grabbed me. He’s a light heavyweight. I really wanted to get out the bus, because I don’t like to be in a box while people trying to kill you. You understand?

And Khabib said, ‘Hey, relax. If gangsters come, they don’t bring video cameras.’ Because when Conor come, he brought all his crony little dudes, but they have video cameras. He said, ‘Real gangsters don’t bring video cameras.’ He was sitting. He didn’t get up. Khabib was smiling. When all this stuff was going on, he didn’t get up.

In addition, the Khabib and co vs. Conor and co physical feud is not over.