Conor McGregor's 'embarrassing' behavior means trash talk should be policed, fight regulator says

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• Conor McGregor's behavior before UFC 229 was "embarrassing," according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).
• The NSAC slapped McGregor with a six-month backdated ban from fighting, as well as a $50,000 fine for the role he played in the post-fight riots that marred the UFC 229 event on October 6.
• But the NSAC also issued a warning that McGregor's aggressive trash-talk may not be tolerated in the near future.
• The fight regulator says it is considering issuing fines and suspensions for "unacceptable" language in the build-up to future events.
• McGregor is free to fight once his ban expires on April 6, so only time will tell whether he takes heed of the NSAC's warning.

Conor McGregor's "embarrassing" behavior toward Khabib Nurmagomedov in the build-up to the UFC 229 event means trash-talk may have to be policed, according to fight regulators in the United States.

Before the October 6 bout, McGregor called Nurmagomedov a "smelly Dagestani rat," said his manager Ali Abdelaziz was a "snitch terrorist," and accused the fighter's father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov of being a "quivering coward."

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