Conor Mcgregor arrived in Brooklyn and storms UFC 223 media day.
UFC president Dana White made his intentions clear regarding the lightweight title on Wednesday at the UFC 223 pre-fight press conference. He officially confirmed that McGregor will be stripped of his belt, and will fight in UFC this year — just not as a lightweight champion.
White mentioned previously, whoever wins Saturday’s bout between undefeated Nurmagomedov and Hawaiian Holloway will, therefore, head straight into a mega fight with McGregor later this year.
However, Mcgregor is clearly not happy on being stripped of his title and tweeted this morning where he defies UFC officials.
McGregor might not be fighting at UFC 223, but the Notorious will be in attendance to support teammate Artem Lobov and watch the title lightweight title bout between Max Holloway and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
White claimed yesterday that McGregor wouldn’t be in attendance at UFC 223, despite the fact that two men will be fighting for his lightweight title.
Well here you go, in true McGregor fashion, the Irishman dramatically stormed into the Barclays Centre as Thursday’s media day wrapped up.
Conor McGregor is making his presence felt here in NYC. Felice Herrig just posted this clip of him on IG going a little wild. 😱 pic.twitter.com/arvUJF1pV2
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) April 5, 2018
Conor McGregor and members of his team showed up at the Barclays Center at the very end of media day moments ago. There was an altercation with some of the departing fighters who are competing on the card.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 5, 2018
MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani reported that McGregor’s entourage launched metal at a van taking the fighters back to the host hotel and that UFC lightweight Michael Chiesa got injured in the mayhem.
I’m told from people who were in the van that as the van was driving off, they started banging on the windows before security broke it all up.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 5, 2018
I’m told as the van was driving away to take the fighters back to the hotel that’s when it happened. Those fighters haven’t left the arena now.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 5, 2018
I’m told that chairs were thrown through the van window and one passenger on the van was injured.
— 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
To remind you, Artem Lobov was involved in a hotel altercation with Nurmagomedov earlier in the week, it makes one wonder whether we’re going to see McGregor support his teammate over the coming days by confronting his Russian rival.
Damage to Khabib’s bus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az98eKdFFkk
Notorious quickly usher out of the venue with his teammates:
As per ESPN, Dana White told, arrest warrants out for Mcgregor:
Dana White said warrant is out for Conor McGregor’s arrest. His plane can’t leave New York.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 5, 2018
