Earlier Today, Conor McGregor crashed a press conference at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn that ended with him going on a rampage in the basement of the building. Video footage appears to show the mix martial arts fighter throwing a guard rail at a transport bus full of other MMA fighters who are slated to fight this weekend at that venue. McGregor was also seen throwing trash cans at the bus that resulted in several injuries.
Conor McGregor. Picks up guard rail. Attempts to throw it at bus. ABSOLUTE CHAOS IN NEW YORK. #UFC223 (Via Felice Herrig’s IG story) pic.twitter.com/JYQZD7jtKP
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) April 5, 2018
As a result of his behavior, New York Police issued a warrant for his arrest which he later surrendered to police and was charged with assault.
UFC President Dana White stripped McGregor of his 155-pound championship today since he hadn’t defended it since 2016. McGregor took to his twitter page to respond to the stripping: “You’ll strip me of nothing.” White sat down with ESPN and stated that McGregor will likely face several lawsuits and that his plane would not be allowed to take off because of the warrant. “This was a real bad career move” White stated.
UFC released a statement Thursday night saying in part,
“UFC is working very closely with the New York Athletic Commission, Barclays Center security and law enforcement authorities. All parties are working together to ensure the highest standard of proper safety precautions are implemented to protect the fans and athletes.
The organization deems today’s disruption completely unacceptable and is currently working on the consequences that will follow. Immediately, Lobov has been removed from this weekend’s card and individuals involved in the incident are not welcome at tomorrow’s ceremonial weigh-in or Saturday’s event at Barclays Center.”
Will McGregor get a chance to fight Floyd Mayweather in the Octagon now? Unless the charges are dropped, it’s not likely that the athletic commission will grant him a license to fight.
