Conor McGregor Cuts Fighter in Media Day Brawl, Dana White Says He May Be Barred From UFC
“This is the most disgusting thing that’s ever happened in the history of the company.”
Conor McGregor smash!
Though the MMA megastar isn’t on the UFC 223 bill, he still showed up for media day to wreak havoc.
In one video, he can be seen heaving a metal security gate at a van carrying lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Conor McGregor and his crew are going insane backstage for no reason at #UFC223 media day pic.twitter.com/JQqqzgGKcH
— Joshua Sánchez (@jnsanchez) April 5, 2018
Strawweight Felice Herrig, who’s scheduled to face Polish fighter Karolina Kawalkiewicz on Saturday, recorded a second video from inside the van in which McGregor breaks another window with a metal trashcan.
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At the end of the clip, fighter Michael Chiesa can be heard saying, “Am I cut bad? I don’t want to touch my face.”
I’ve seen video shot by fighters in the van. Very clear Conor is telling someone to get out of the van before being pulled away by security. Khabib and his team were in that particular van.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 5, 2018
According to multiple sources Michael Chiesa suffered a laceration in the fracas. He is being attended to at the arena. Unclear at this time how serious his injury is.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 5, 2018
Dana White then revealed in a Facebook video that Chiesa is currently hospitalized, and that other injuries were sustained by UFC employees.
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“This is the most disgusting thing that’s ever happened in the history of the company. There is a warrant out for Conor McGregor’s arrest. His plane cannot take off. He cannot leave the state of New York.”
“He’s going to be sued beyond belief,” White added.
Dana White said warrant is out for Conor McGregor’s arrest. His plane can’t leave New York.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 5, 2018
When asked if he was planning on maintaining a professional relationship with McGregor, White said, “Right now, no. Absolutely not.”
That statement correlates with early, not-yet-confirmed reports that McGregor may be out of the UFC for good.
SOURCE: Dana White says Conor McGregor will never be the associated with #UFC again. A warrant is out for his arrest.
— Joshua Sánchez (@jnsanchez) April 5, 2018
Earlier this week, Nurmagomedov confronted fighter Artem Lobov, who trains with McGregor in Dublin. White implies that the media day tussle was a form of retaliation.
MMA Junkie reports that Lobov has been pulled from the UFC 223 fight card. For McGregor’s part, it looks like he might never get his shot at Nurmagomedov… or any other UFC fighter, for that matter.
h/t: Uproxx