Conor vs Khabib | Worlds Apart | 1

Sports Wars

Wondery

Sports, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.5 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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One boy is from Dagestan. His father teaches him to be a disciplined wrestler, a devout Muslim. The other boy grows up in Ireland. He feels like the world is out of his control, and he channels his rage into boxing. While the two may come from different backgrounds, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor find themselves on the same path. It's a path that, one day, will lead them straight into each other's crosshairs—in UFC’s Octagon.

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0:15.1	I love my kid, but is a new comedy parenting podcast from Wondry that shares a refreshingly
0:20.4	honest and insightful take on parenting. Each week, the host will share a parenting story that'll
0:25.2	have you laughing and thinking, yes, I have absolutely been there. Listen to, I love my kid,
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0:38.2	wades into the glorious mess of celebrity beef. Each episode explores a different iconic celebrity
0:44.1	feud and asks, what does our obsession with these feuds say about us? Follow Diss and Tell wherever
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1:04.0	It's Saturday, October 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The time is 10 pm and by Vegas standards,
1:12.8	the night is young. In many ways, tonight's a night like any other Saturday on the strip.
1:19.2	At the MGM Grand, David Copperfield is pulling people up on stage to perform magic tricks.
1:24.3	Blue Man Group is delighting audiences over at the Luxor. Outside the Belagio, a crowd ooze
1:30.7	and aes the fountains dance in a choreographed show of light and water. But inside the nearby T-Mobile
1:37.5	Arena, something unscripted and more dramatic is taking place. It's a struggle between the most
1:44.2	bitter rivals in combat sports. Connor McGregor, a 30-year-old Irishman with the biggest
1:51.5	mouth in sports, has collapsed in the corner of the octagon. He's struggling to catch his breath
1:57.4	as his opponent, Habib Nirmaga Medov, rains, punches and sharp elbows on his head. Connor
2:03.6	winces and tries to block the punches. But right now, there's no stopping, Habib.
2:10.2	This is how the fight has gone most of the night, and now it's late in the fourth round.
2:15.5	And it's not just any Saturday night brawl. This is their UFC title fight, and many didn't
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