Conor McGregor 'ARRESTED' by New York police after 'ATTACKING' bus carrying UFC fighters
CONOR McGregor has been arrested by New York police and is expected to be charged with assault after allegedly attacking a bus full of UFC fighters which injured boxer Michael Chiesa on Thursday ahead of UFC 223, it has been reported.
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McGregor allegedly picked up objects including a metal guardrail and threw them at the bus which shattered the glass and gave Lightweight Michael Chiesa cuts to his head - he was taken to hospital for his injuries.
Another object was also reportedly thrown at the vehicle, but the identity of the thrower remains unclear.
New York police and UFC president Dana White were called to the scene following the event.
White commented on McGregor’s actions prior to his arrest, saying: "They (the police) are looking for him. His plane cannot take off, he cannot leave the state of New York.Related articles
This is criminal, disgusting, disposable, makes me sick and we as an organisation need to make sure this never happens again
White claimed to MMA Junkie that McGregor and a group of around 20 men “stormed” the building and reached the loading dock after gaining access from media-credentialed individuals.
Michael Chiesa’s coach commented on the event to MMA Junkie, saying: "Everything happened so fast, it was just like we were jumped."
A film clip of the alleged scene shows the MMA fighter picking up a guardrail before throwing it at a bus, according to News 4.
The bus was attempting to take the fighters back to their hotel following a day of media at the Barclays Centre before the event on Saturday.
The 29-year-old boxer is believed to have fled the scene following the event before being arrested.
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The Irish mixed martial artist and boxer is in New York ahead of UFC 223 which takes place on Saturday night and features a fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Max Holloway as they battle it out for McGregor’s old lightweight title.
The boxer is not taking part in the event himself, but is in the US to support his teammate Artem Lobov as he takes on Alex Caceres.
In light of another altercation between Artem Lobov and Nurmagomedov earlier in the week, White confirmed that Lobov had been pulled from his preliminary card featherweight fight against Alex Caceres.