Mcgregor says he regrets actions

NEW YORK — UFC star Conor Mcgregor appeared Thursday in a Brooklyn courtroom, where a prosecutor said “there are plea negotiations” to resolve felony charges connected to the fighter’s involvement in a Barclays Center melee in April.

In proceedings that lasted about a minute, Judge Raymond Rodriguez said the case against Mcgregor and co-defendant and teammate Cian Cowley would be back in court July 26. The judge also renewed orders of protection issued after Mcgregor allegedly slugged Jason Ledbetter. Mcgregor, who is also accused of hurling a hand truck at a bus of UFC fighters during the April 5 ruckus in the loading dock of Barclays Center, fled the scene.

After Thursday’s hearing, Mcgregor pushed past reporters and cameras and read from a statement prepared with his lawyer’s publicist: “I regret my actions that led me here

today. I understand the seriousness of this matter, and I’m hopeful that it gets resolved soon.”

As Mcgregor spoke, fans waving signs screamed profanity-laced words of support.

Within a day of the melee, Mcgregor was arraigned on two felony charges and 10 misdemeanor charges related to behavior captured on video and aimed at Khabib Nurmagomedov after the UFC 223 media day on April 5.

The felony charges include criminal mischief in the second degree and criminal mischief in the third degree.

Mcgregor, 29, was released April 6 after posting $50,000 bond. Cowley, 25, who trains with Mcgregor, also was charged with one count of assault and one count of criminal mischief, police said. He was released on $25,000 bond.