
Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, pictured 2014, has come out in support of his maligned fighter

Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager has broken his silence over the fracas that overshadowed UFC 229 in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Conor McGregor was dethroned in the fourth round before chaos descended at the T-Mobile Arena as the Russian jumped into the crowd to fight the Irishman's team-mate, Dillon Danis.

McGregor was punched in the head by members of Khabib's team, but the Russian's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, has come out in support of his man.

Conor McGregor was forced to submit in the fourth round against Khabib Nurmagomedov who then berated the Irishman, hurled his mouth guard towards his corner and vaulted the octagon and sparked some of the ugliest scenes in the sport's history as he went for McGregor's teammate Dillon Danis.

Abdelaziz tweeted in response: 'I want to congratulate my brother @khabib_nurmagomedov the undisputed, undefeated pound-for-pound King.

'There was never 2 Kings from beginning, only one King.'

He then proceeded to fire insults at McGregor who, in the build up to the fight, had levvied huge claims against the Egyptian-born former fighter turned manager.

He continued: 'This is not the way we want to celebrate such a dominant performance but when you talk about people's country, family and religion and intentionally try to kill someone like he said and the cornermen running their mouths after, this is the fight game & s**t happens.

'The fans got an amazing fight and a great show. I want apologize to the Nevada athletic commission, the Governor of Nevada and I want to thank Las Vegas police department and security for doing such an unbelievable job.'

Khabib Nurmagomedov saw three members of his team arrested following the mass brawl. McGregor was punched in the back of the head by a member of Khabib's team before leaving. Footage has also emerged of McGregor's family being rushed out of the arena as the atmosphere grew increasingly hostile.

Khabib Nurmagomedov finally got his belt well after he choked out McGregor. UFC president Dana White didn't want to present the Russian brawler with the belt inside the octagon in Las Vegas, fearing Irish fans would revolt

The Russian fighter Nurmagomedov said McGregor (pictured) insulted his religion and his family in the pre-fight build up

'Now everyone understands who's the amateur here,' Abdelaziz said.

McGregor was accused by Nurmagomedov of insults relating to his family and religion in the pre-fight build-up. He was forced to tap out in the fourth round after Nurmagomedov administered a chokehold on the Irishman.

The Russian said after the fight and ensuing brawl: 'This is respect sport. This is not trash-talking sport. This is respect sport. I told you before; I wanna change this game.

'I don't want people talk sh** about opponents, talk s*** about his father, religion; you cannot talk about religion, you cannot talk about nation.

'Guys, you cannot talk about this stuff. This, for me, is very important. I know my father gonna smash me when I get home. Nevada, sorry. Vegas, sorry.

Khabib Nurmagomedov has accused Conor McGregor and his corner of bad mouthing him, he added 'This is a respect sport'

'And I am very proud about, like, all media talk about he take picture with Putin. Something like this. He just called me, and said he's very proud of me. I win, and he said congratulations. I told you guys, everything I'm gonna change 6 October, and I do this.'

The victorious fighter was referring to a slew of insults aimed at him and his camp by McGregor in the lead up to the fight. It is a tactic the Irishman often deploys, but Nurmagomedov thinks he overstepped the boundary this time.

In the fight buidld up McGregor labelled Nurmagomedov's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, a 'terrorist snitch' as insults took a bizarre turn.

'His manager is a f***ing snitch, terrorist rat. And that's it,' McGregor said.

'I could go into heavy detail ... and I will! I will go into heavy detail.

'He was pulled off of a flight going from Cairo, Egypt to New York City on September 11, 2001. He was caught with five passports in his possession. He turned informant and turned on the people he was working with.

'I don't even know how that man is in this f***ing country. We're all facing — I'm sure all the Irish people here — are facing all this immigration stuff on the way over (to America) ... and then you've got this man with such a crazy background ... and he's walking around free. It beggar's belief to be honest.'

Khabib Nurmagomedov saw three members of his team arrested following a mass brawl

Abdelaziz responded to the wild claims with laughing emojis on Twitter. McGregor said he'd like to fight the former lighweight from Cairo, Egypt.

The Irishman barked: 'I don't know, we'll see what happens. I'd like to fight Ali. I'd like to fight that rat b*****d.

'I may want to spark Khabib and then headline that Madison Square Garden card on November 3 (against Abdelaziz) ...

'Get the promo started — a snitch versus an Irish proper animal.'

McGregor has already stated in the aftermath of Sunday's madness that he is keen for a rematch with Abdelaziz's prize fighter, while UFC supremo Dana White considers a suitable punishment for Nurmagomedov.

The Dublin-born fighter said it was 'beggars belief' how the Egyptian was allowed a visa in to America due to his 'crazy background'.

Nurmagomedov's father and coach, Abdulmanap (left) was dubbed a coward by Conor McGregor

Nurmagomedov's father and coach, Abdulmanap, was twice denied entry into the US missing one of his son's fights

Nurmagomedov's father and coach, Abdulmanap, was twice denied entry into the US missing one of his son's fights and on another occasion Khabib's fight was called off.

McGregor also directed his considerable ire towards him, using an Instagram picture of his infamous Boston bus attack to slam the army veteran.

The 30-year-old said: 'I can see you. Cowering behind fake respect. Just like your middle child. A quivering coward.'

Khabib did not receive his belt in the octagon after the fight and did not receive his winnings either. He could even be stripped of his lightweight title for the scenes which have dominated coverage of the aftermath of the Las Vegas showdown.

While the Irishman was attacked by the Russian's team, footage suggested Conor McGregor may have thrown the first punch in the chaotic brawl which broke out after his UFC defeat.

Nurmagomedov had produced a career-best performance in Las Vegas to defeat the Irishman who was making his return to MMA after a near two-year hiatus.

But the action in the octagon was soon overshadowed as Nurmagodemov threw away his mouthpiece, leaped over the cage and attacked McGregor's team-mate Dillon Danis.

The latest footage shared on Twitter implies that McGregor - who has called for a rematch - tried to follow his opponent out of the cage and made a weak attempt to attack his coach.

One of the Russian's entourage then stormed the octagon to punch the prone McGregor in the back of the head amid extraordinary scenes in front of 18,000 frenzied spectators including Hollywood and sporting stars.

Conor McGregor is hit on the head in the chaotic aftermath of the UFC fight in Las Vegas on Saturday night

The fight ended sourly as Khabib leaped from the octagon to fight in the crowd with McGregor's team-mate Dillon Danis

Russian UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov beat Conor McGregor in the highly-anticipated Las Vegas lightweight showdown

Irishman McGregor had no answer to Nurmagomedov's grappling approach as he continually took down round after round

The bad blood between the two fighters was obvious from the opening exchanges as Khabib landed a heavy right hand

new footage shows Conor McGregor throwing first cheap shot on trainer of Khabib 👀 pic.twitter.com/WkQZyNbSIx — LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) October 7, 2018

It looks like McGregor threw the first punch, landing a cheap shot on Khabib's trainer

Reacting on Instagram, McGregor said 'I'll be back', while on Twitter he said: 'Good knock. Looking forward to the rematch.'

Both fighters were led away and there was no belt presentation but the ring announcer declared Nurmaomedov the winner, prompting a chorus of boos from the crowd.

The Nevada State Athletic commission have withheld Khabib's $2million pay-check after reviewing footage of the ugly scenes but decided to award McGregor's $3million.

Three members of Nurmagomedov's team were arrested following the scenes at the end of the bout but were released soon afterwards when McGregor said he would not press charges.

Security were overwhelmed post fight as people leaped into and out of the octagon to spark multiple brawls as crowd members were left stunned by the unsavoury scenes.

In a moment of madness the Russian he turned on the crowd in a bid to fight McGregor's American team-mate Danis before members of Khabib's team stormed the octagon to attack on the wounded McGregor.

Taking just one question at his press conference Nurmagomedov apologised to the Nevada State Athletic Commission and Las Vegas but spoke of his disdain for McGregor's behaviour leading up to the fight.

Nurmagomedov said: 'First of all I want to say sorry to Nevada Athletic Commission and second to Vegas. I know this is not my best side. I'm a human being.

'But I don't understand how people can talk about how I jump on the cage. He talked about my religion, he talked about my country, he talked about my father.

'He came to Brooklyn and he broke bus, he almost killed a couple of people. What about this s***?'

The Dagestani fighter also claimed he was personally congratulated over the phone by Russian president Vladimir Putin.

The enmity between the pair escalated earlier this year when McGregor notoriously threw a dolly at the window of a bus containing several rival fighters, including Nurmagomedov, and the war of words had intensified ever since.

Furious UFC president Dana White said: 'A lot of bad stuff happened after the fight, a lot that shouldn't happen.

'Khabib jumped over the cage going after one of Conor's guys and all hell broke loose. I don't even know what to say right now. I'm disgusted and sick over it.

'I'm so disappointed. I'm one of the guys who has worked 18 years to get this sport where it is today. 'It is super personal to me. I have worked so hard for so long.

'It is just so disappointing. It should have ended with Khabib walking out a champ but it didn't.'

Reacting on Instagram, McGregor said 'I'll be back', while on Twitter he said: 'Good knock. Looking forward to the rematch'

Khabib Nurmagomedov speaks at a news conference after the UFC 229 fight descended into chaos last night

The Russian was uncontrollable as he went to attack McGregor's team-mate Dillon Danis

McGregor was punched in the back of the head by a member of Khabib's team before leaving

White explained he did not want to incite crowd trouble as the reason for not allowing Nurmagomedov to celebrate in the octagon.

'I felt if we put the belt on him in the middle of the octagon, it was going to rain (with missiles),' White added.

'I thought people would throw whatever they had into the octagon and I thought it would be a dangerous situation so I didn't do it.'

Former heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson set the tone when claimed the brawl outdid the night he bit off part of Evander Holyfield's ear in 1997.

'Unimaginable never thought it would go down like this,' Tyson wrote. 'Crazier than my fight riot.'

Former UFC lightweight champion of the world Rafael dos Anjos was less than impressed by Nurmagomedov and his team, calling their actions 'unacceptable'.

'You can't jump the fence and punch the fighter,' he said.

Many pointed to McGregor's attack on Nurmagomedov's on a bus in April - footage of which was used in promoting this fight - as justification for Nurmagomedov's actions, but a number of MMA fighters disagreed.

Megan Anderson claimed 'one evil doesn't make another ok' and said Nurmagomedov should have risen above what had happened.

'As a champion, you set a higher standard,' she wrote. 'You don't stoop to that level. This is not the actions of a champion.'

McGregor went into the contest full of confidence but came up against an opponent who was unbeaten from 26 bouts

Victory means that the Dagestani fighter remains the undisputed lightweight champion of the world and he keeps his belts

Conor McGregor, left, kicks Khabib Nurmagomedov during the lightweight title mixed martial arts bout in Las Vegas

Before the post-match carnage, the undefeated Russian, whose record is now a staggering 27-0, had dominated a sensational fight billed as UFC's biggest ever.

McGregor was bidding to retain the title he never lost in the cage, having been stripped of his featherweight and lightweight titles due to his inactivity from the octagon.

But Nurmagodemov showed off his wrestling skills and even skittled the supposedly superior striker with a huge right hand in the second round, before the former two-weight champion submitted to his rival's rear-naked choke midway through the fourth.

Irish and Russian fans had earlier had a fight of their own ahead of the UFC 229 showdown, as footage on social media appeared to show some supporters throwing chairs and handbags.

McGregor's loyal army of fans, who had made a 5,000-mile pilgrimage to Las Vegas, formed a sea of green and roared in approval every time their talisman landed a strike.

In the opening salvo McGregor flashed a left hand dangerously close but Khabib lunged at the Irishman's feet, latching on with a vice-like grip and forcing a takedown.

The Russian toiled on top, trying to advance position and eventually doing just but time expired before he could inflict any serious damage.

The Dubliner was nearly beaten in the second round, sent tumbling backwards by a thudding overhand right with referee Herb Dean watching closely, though McGregor survived into a more evenly matched third round.

But the Russian - who was ahead on all three judges' scorecards - produced the decisive takedown early in the fourth, working his way onto McGregor's back and sliding his hand just over the chin before cranking for all he was worth and forcing his opponent to tap out.

Watching the @TheNotoriousMMA vs @TeamKhabib fight. Unimaginable never thought it would go down like this. Crazier than my fight riot. — Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) October 7, 2018

Two wrongs never make a right and we should always strive to be the bigger person. Glad Connor is ok. Family & faith should always be respected. Alhumdulliah brother @TeamKhabib 27-0 — Sonny Bill Williams (@SonnyBWilliams) October 7, 2018

In a series of provocations before the fight McGregor had called the Russian's manager a 'terrorist' and 'rat' and even offered the devout Sunni Muslim a drink of his whiskey at a press conference in New York.

McGregor and Nurmagomedov had almost started their fight 24 hours early as tensions boiled over at Friday evening's weigh-in.

Having both made weight, the pair then squared off in front of the packed Las Vegas venue a day before their lightweight championship belt.

The Russian was barracked from a crowd largely supporting McGregor, whose entourage on to the stage at the venue included the rapper Drake draped in an Irish flag, and the pair had to be separated.

During his self-imposed two-year exile from the sport, McGregor had banked $100million for losing to Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match, was pictured with Vladimir Putin, was charged with assault for throwing a metal dolly at Khabib through a bus window and launched his own whiskey.

In the interim period, he had a foray into boxing for a lucrative showdown with Floyd Mayweather and was said to have earned $100million from the bout.

Irish and Russian fans fight ahead of Conor McGregor's fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov

The Irish and the Russians are already fighting each other before McGregor-Khabib #UFC229 #RnR pic.twitter.com/D7dym8F2pk — Rough N’ Rowdy (@roughnrowdy) October 6, 2018

McGregor's entrance produced a carnival of colour as the octagon was lit up in green and he entered draped in his flag

Khabib entered in his trademark Papakha hat and looked so composed against a wall of noise from the Irish supporters

McGregor vowed to return to Vegas as the king but his coronation ended in a catastrophic defeat to the brutal Khabib

It was a huge challenge to take on the unbeaten Khabib but all the headlines will focus on the post-fight mass brawl

Nobody could contain Khabib in the initial moments after he took the win as he climbed out of the octagon to enter a fight

If there were any doubts about the ill-feeling between the pair, the post-fight melee showed how personal this bout became

Conor McGregor's long-awaited UFC return brings out the celebs as Chris Pratt and Mel Gibson head ringside to watch the lightweight title bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov

Conor McGregor's return to the Octagon against Khabib Nurmagomedov in Las Vegas saw some of the biggest Hollywood and sporting stars descend to watch the much-hyped lightweight title fight.

The Irishman, who had been away from the Octagon for over a year following his fight with Floyd Mayweather, had been forced to vacate his featherweight and lightweight belts due to inactivity.

UFC 229 saw the undefeated Nurmagomedov attempt to defend his lightweight crown for the first time having beaten Al Iaquinta to lift the belt at UFC 223.

Jurassic World actor Chris Pratt led the Hollywood guest list at UFC 229 in Las Vegas

Mel Gibson arrives at the T-Mobile Arena to see McGregor take on Khabib Nurmagomedov

Gibson, joined by long-term girlfriend Rosalind Ross, watched the main card action

Hollywood actor Matt Damon is also in attendance for the much-hyped lightweight bout

Damon is joined by his wife, Luciana Barroso, and New England Patriots owner, Robert Kraft