21:24FightsUFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor — full fight recap
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2023Two-division champions become the standardJones at heavyweight, Pereira at 205 and Makhachev at lightweight define an era of cross-division ambition and worldwide talent.2018UFC 229 breaks every recordKhabib vs McGregor became the biggest event in the sport's history and pushed MMA into mainstream global news coverage.2013Women's divisions arriveThe bantamweight division opened the promotion to women's MMA, a decision that produced Nunes, Shevchenko and Zhang.2009Silva, GSP and Aldo define the complete fighterThree simultaneous long-reign champions established that elite MMA required world-class ability in every phase.
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Fourteen championship-round wins, a 95% takedown defence rate, and a two-division title across a 15-year span. No one else has that combination of longevity and dominance against ranked opposition.
29-0 is the whole argument. Every GOAT case built on volume of wins has to explain away losses; Khabib has none, and he beat the era's best lightweights while barely losing rounds.
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UFC 229
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