UFC 229 Pre-Fight Press Conference Follows Its Own Script

Dana White stood at the podium in Park Theater alone as Khabib Nurmagomedov had just left after answering questions for 15 minutes. The problem was the media could only ask questions to the unbeaten fighter and White because McGregor wasn’t there yet. So at 3:15 p.m., White, along with a packed theater, waited for Conor McGregor to show up. “All right, this is awkward,” he said.The lead up to UFC 229 is a gift that keeps on giving, even if it arrives in a way nobody saw co