What Conor McGregor said to Khabib Nurmagomedov during intense UFC 229 face-off

Conor McGregor made up for lost time as he finally came face to face with Khabib Nurmagomedov on Thursday night. UFC president Dana White initially kept the rivals at arm's length before McGregor said: "Come on, I'm not going to touch him, I'm not going to touch him. Let's get face to face, lets get close, look into the eyes." White replied: "Don't touch each other, please" before allowing the fighters to inch closer. Once nose-to-nose, McGregor said to Nurmagomedov: "You're dead, you're dead, you're dead. I can see blue lips, blue lips." The former two-weight UFC champion takes on the current lightweight king on October 6 in Las Vegas.

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