Former two-division champion Conor Mcgregor made a brief appearance earlier this morning (Thurs., June 14, 2018) at Criminal Courthouse, to address charges related to bus rampage ahead of UFC 223 at the Barclays Center in April.
Mcgregor and his legal team informed the court that they are working on to negotiate a plea deal, so Irishman and his co-defendant Cian Cowley instructed to return for another hearing on July 26.
Conor McGregor appeared in court Thursday and remains in plea negotiations for his involvement in an April incident at Barclays Center. pic.twitter.com/3iOwqDg56Q
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 14, 2018
Afterward, a member of Mcgregor’s legal team read a statement:
“I regret my actions that led to today. I understand the seriousness of this matter and I’m hopeful this will get worked out. Thank you, everyone.”
Here is a statement from Conor McGregor via a member of his legal team: pic.twitter.com/RXHMAG3hxD
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 14, 2018
Mcgregor’s manager Audie Attar spoke to Ariel Helwani but didn’t discuss the plea agreement detail: (Via MMAFighting)
“Today we’re here to focus on court, we’re not going to focus on any future plans until we handle this matter,” Attar said. ”Right now we’re in good negotiations with the district attorney, so we’re going to focus on that and we’ll focus on the future later.”
Spoke briefly to Conor McGregor’s manager @AudieAttar outside the courthouse about today’s hearing and what’s next in terms of the negotiations with the UFC. Here you go: pic.twitter.com/NtudaHRPG8
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 14, 2018
Mcgregor’s legal troubles began when Irishman hurl a metal trolley at a bus full of UFC fighters after a news conference. Ray Borg and Michael Chiesa, suffered injuries in the incident and were ultimately unable to compete that weekend.
McGregor and Cowley both were arrested by New York Police Department later that night and was released from custody after paying off respective amount of $50,000 and $25,000 bond and allowed to travel back to Ireland.
McGregor last competed in August 2017, when he made his professional boxing debut and lost the bout via 10th round stoppage to legendary Floyd Mayweather and reportedly took home hefty payday. The Irishman’s last Octagon outing was in November 2016, when he knocked out Eddie Alvarez to become the first man in UFC history to hold belts in two divisions simultaneously.
Mcgregor’s fighting future is still in the air until his next court appearance is settled.
