McGregor went to court over the bus incident, it was handled. Its not really defendable but neither is it relevant, using it as a defence for Khabib this morning doesn't hold up to scrutiny at all.
Words are words, he's in the fight game he's going to be on the end of it, no excuse to attack members of the audience.
Pinning blame on McGregor or the UFC for Khabib attacking someone is wrong regardless of how it is spun. I've seen people elsewhere defend it as cultural, that's what to expect of a man from Dagestan. That argument dies once you realise that they're in Las Vegas Dagestani culture means nothing there. I've seen the argument that he was provoked and it was allowed build by the UFC and McGregor, is it not enough for Khabib to beat the **** out of McGregor for four rounds to vent those building frustrations. He proved what he had to prove and rubbed it in McGregor's face and then he escalated it past the point it can be defended.
We're talking about a grown man here, grown men who get provoked by words and physically attack someone in response can't be defended regardless of what was said. What makes this somewhat unique is that there can be no punishment of substance for Khabib because he doesn't much care about material things.
This is all a perfect storm, the humble man with honest family values etc... Defeats the egomaniac who only cares about money and would want to be careful he doesn't rot away his septum. Because people have been told that being humble is better than boastful and glorify the type of discipline Khabib shows in his personal life coupled with the fact that people don't like how McGregor essentially does what he wants means they want to excuse Khabib in spite of what he has done. If McGregor was slightly less hateful it could easily be spun as a charismatic man who provides for his wife, child and family v a 30 year old who chooses to live with his parents. The point I'm trying to make here is the background and reason for doing something illegal is entirely irrelevant when we're discussing two millionaires, this wasn't a man stealing bread to feed the poor or protecting someone in danger, it's Khabib serving his own ego as much as McGregor ever has.
