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Fight poses a question: Is this UFC or WWE?

Continued from Page 18 nent’s nationality and reli-
gion.
Sadly, it was all too predict- It became that only after
able. So, too, will be the UFC chief Dana White em-
punishment for the fight af- braced the bus attack and
ter the fight. used video of it in ads to
If you didn’t get any bets sell what he says will be a
down on the fight itself, record number of pay-per-
here’s something you can views to fans eager to see
bet on: Nevada’s fight of- even more.
ficials will get together Blame Nurmagomedov
sometime soon and hand for his extracurricular ac-
down a fine and suspen- tion, yes. People were put
sion to the Russian for the in danger when he vaulted
melee that broke out after from the octagon, includ-
his win over McGregor. ing Nevada’s governor,
There will be some stern who White claimed was
warnings issued, some last seen running from the
promises extracted that it arena. But most of the
won’t happen again. Nur- blame should be put di-
magomedov might even rectly on White and UFC’s
offer a more believable new owners for promot-
apology. ing — and profiting from
And then there will be the — both a criminal act and Khabib Nurmagomedov, right, is held back by referee Herb Dean after fighting Conor McGregor,
rematch that will make trash talk that should be bottom, during a lightweight title mixed martial arts bout at UFC 229 in Las Vegas, Saturday, Oct.
even more millions of dol- outside any sport — even in 6, 2018.
lars for everyone involved. a sport that seems to have Associated Press
Oh, and here’s another no standards. the history of the (UFC).” incident to promote the clown behavior. And that’s
prediction: UFC fans will eat It was White, you might re- But there were no real con- fight. And a few days be- why both fighters stand to
it all up. member, who expressed sequences for McGregor, fore the fight, he stood smil- make even bigger money
Remember that the big- outrage in Brooklyn in April other than a brief trip to jail ing as McGregor spouted the next time they meet in
gest fight in the history of when McGregor took a and a court appearance. a bizarre conspiracy theory the cage, something Mc-
UFC became that only af- hand truck and smashed Certainly no suspension about the Russian’s man- Gregor was already calling
ter McGregor launched a the window of the bus by the UFC, which badly ager and the 9/11 terrorist for just hours after his loss.
criminal attack on a bus carrying Nurmagomedov needs its only remaining big attacks and then vowed to “Good knock,” McGregor
containing Nurmagome- and others. The rampage, star to sell pay-per-views put a hole in Nurmagome- tweeted after tapping
dov and others in Brook- White said at the time, was and keep investors happy. dov’s skull. out in the fourth around.
lyn, then followed it with a “the most disgusting thing A few months later, White It was clown behavior, but “Looking forward to the
verbal attack on his oppo- that has ever happened in was using video from the this is a sport that rewards rematch.”q

S. Korea holds off U.S. and England to win International Crown

By JOHN DUERDEN champion United States jors but we have been ner-
Associated Press and England. vous for a couple of months
INCHEON, South Korea (AP) Thailand finished fourth, before this,” So Yeon Ryu
— South Korea held off and Sweden fifth. Australia, said. “Turns out that be-
challenges from the United Taiwan, and Japan were cause this was home field,
States and England to win all eliminated at the end of we felt comfortable with all
the eight-nation Interna- the third round. the fans that came out to
tional Crown for the first In contrast to the wet con- support us, and we had a
time in front of a delighted ditions that cost the tourna- lot of benefits. The support
home crowd at Jack Nick- ment an entire day’s play was incredible.”
laus Golf Club on Sunday. on Saturday after Typhoon Ryu fought back from two
The top-seeded host team Kong-rey hit the Korean down to halve with Lexi
started the final round two peninsula, bright sunshine Thompson of the United
points clear of the chas- helped produce a big and States. Only world No. 1 Winners on the South Korean team from left; In Gee Chun, So
ing pack and won two of passionate crowd that Sung Hyun Park lost of the Yeon Ryu, In-Kyung Kim, and Sung Hyun Park pose with the
the four singles matchups cheered the home team South Korean quartet, 2 trophy after winning the UL International Crown golf tournament
to finish with 15 points, four on to victory. “We never re- and 1 against Ariya Juta- at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, in Incheon, South Korea,
ahead of the defending ally feel nervous before ma- nugarn of Thailand.q Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. Associated Press