Feuding UFC fighters to reconcile?

UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov said Monday he can imagine a reconciliation with Conor McGregor after the bitter feud around last month’s title fight. The two fighters traded verbal blows before the Oct. 6 fight and Nurmagomedov sparked a brawl with McGregor’s team after winning by submission. “Everything is possible. Just as McGregor and I feuded, so we could reconcile,” Nurmagomedov said. A devout Muslim, Nurmagomedov has increasingly become an influential conservative voice in Russia, criticizing aspects of nightlife in his home region of Dagestan. Numerous Russian athletes have moved into politics after retiring, including heavyweight boxer Nikolai Valuev, who is now a member of parliament. But Nurmagomedov said that he has no plans to join them.

— GETTY IMAGES FILES The feud between UFC lightweight fighters Conor McGregor of Ireland and Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov during their Oct. 6 match in Las Vegas seems to have simmered down with talk of reconciliation between the two. Nurmagomedov retained his title beating McGregor by submission.