Conor McGregor has handed himself in to police after a bus carrying fellow UFC opponents was as soon as attacked in Unique York on Thursday, in accordance to experiences in the US.
The Irishman was as soon as filmed performing to throw an object at the bus all over the fracas in Brooklyn on Thursday night time, which injured one UFC well-known person.
The 29-year-former is now coping with potential prices of assault and is on account of be arraigned as of late (Friday), WABC Info experiences.
NYPD spokesperson George Tsourovakas commended MMAjunkie that McGregor is in the division’s custody and the investigation is ongoing.
McGregor was himself in on Thursday night time at the 78th Precinct in Brooklyn, Tsourovakas commended the safe site.
McGregor arrived in the city ahead of UFC 223 on Saturday night time which components Khabib Nurmagomedov towards Max Holloway for McGregor’s former lightweight title.
The dad-of-one, who is in Unique York to support teammate Artem Lobov in his fight towards Alex Caceres, allegedly picked up an object and threw it at the bus.
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One more object was as soon as on account of this fact hurled at the automobile however it’s unclear who was as soon as accountable.
Light-weight Michael Chiesa, who is on account of face Anthony Pettis on Saturday, suffered a minimize to his head from the shattered glass and was as soon as taken to sanatorium.
The van was as soon as taking the opponents, alongside side Nurmagomedov, assist to their resort following a media day at the Barclays Centre.
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UFC president Dana White and the Unique York Police Department had been called to the scene.
White mentioned: « [This is] prison, disgusting, disposable, makes me in unhappy health and we as an organisation wish to make obvious this never happens again »
« They (the police) are buying for him. His plane can’t opt off, he can’t leave the impart of Unique York.
« I bewitch at final, if they rep not opt him, he’ll flip himself in.
« You doubtlessly can keep in mind he’ll be sued beyond perception. This was as soon as an real nasty profession circulation for him. »
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White also published Lobov, who had his accept as true with altercation with Nurmagomedov earlier in the week, has been eliminated from the card.
It is known McGregor was as soon as let into the rental by accredited media members of his net page The Mac Lifestyles.
In but every other video, McGregor and his sizeable entourage had been considered coming into an elevator at the well-known fight venue.
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McGregor has not fought since November 2016 when he knocked out Eddie Alvarez to purchase the lightweight title.
At that time he held both the 145lb and 155lb belts, changing into the first fighter to enact so in the UFC’s history.
Nevertheless he was as soon as stripped of the featherweight title as he pursued a boxing fighter towards Floyd Mayweather.
Having been stopped by the ring fable in the Tenth spherical final August, McGregor had but to commit himself to a return to the Octagon.
Nurmagomedov was as soon as on account of face Tony Ferguson this weekend however the American injured his knee final week at a TV studio.
Holloway, the new featherweight champion, stepped in at a week’s glimpse as he bids to emulate McGregor.
Mirror Sports has contacted McGregor’s representatives for commentary.
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