Conor McGregor and his entourage caused mayhem at the end of the UFC 223 media day in Brooklyn by trying to attack some of the fighters on the card and throwing objects.
According to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com, McGregor and his group threw chairs and a dolly at the bus carrying the fighters and reportedly injured fighter Michael Chiesa in the ambush.
A passenger in the bus was also injured, although it's unclear who that person is.
The bus reportedly was trying to drive the fighters back to the hotel, although many of the fighters were still inside the Barclays Center. McGregor was apparently trying to find rival Khabib Nurmagomedov, who fights Max Holloway in the card’s main event for the lightweight title.
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MMA president Dana White reportedly returned to the Barclays Center and said McGregor was thrown in jail for his actions, but other reports have emerged that he has not been taken into custody and a warrant is out for his arrest. It has also been reported that his plane can't leave New York.
White called McGregor's actions "criminal, disgusting" and that they "made him sick."
Below are videos of the alleged incident. WARNING: Contains NSFW language.
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 (@MikeBohnMMA) April 5, 2018
Another angle of McGregor and his entourage's ambush can be seen here, including McGregor throwing the dolly at the window of the bus and breaking it.
One reason behind McGregor's rampage is White's decision to strip him of the lightweight title — since McGregor has been away from the MMA since 2016, White decided the fight between Nurmagomedov and Holloway would determine the new lightweight champion.
McGregor didn't like that decision and voiced his displeasure on Twitter early Thursday morning.