CONOR FIGHTS BACK
MCGREGOR MELTDOWN Manager vows star will return to UFC as new footage of ‘rampage’ emerges
CONOR Mcgregor’s manager last night broke the silence over the brawler’s shameful scenes in New York and vowed he will fight again.
New footage released by the UFC shows the Dubliner, 29, – free on $50,000 bail – appearing to hurl a hand trolley at a bus carrying fighters as it left the Barclay Center on Thursday.
Manager Audie A Attar said: “He looks forward to getting back to fighting as soon as possible.”
CONOR Mcgregor is facing 11 years behind bars over his shocking fracas in New York.
The Notorious was charged with assault and criminal mischief following violence at a UFC media event in Brooklyn on Thursday.
The Dubliner, 29, was released on $50,000 (€40,000) bail on Friday and was allowed to fly home to Ireland.
Previously unseen footage has been released by the UFC which shows a bus carrying fighters coming under attack.
Mcgregor’s manager Audie A Attar said: “So much rumour and misinformation about my client, Conor Mcgregor.
“The matter is in the hands of law enforcement and I cannot really say more.
“Conor is a great father, a fiercely
loyal friend and one of the best athletes in the world.
“He looks forward to getting back to fighting as soon as possible.”
Mcgregor’s Straight Blast Gym teammate Cian Cowley, 25, from Dalkey, South Dublin, was also charged with assault and criminal mischief over the incident and was bailed for $25,000 (€20,000).
Both men are due back in New York for a court appearance on June 14. Mcgregor’s bail was paid for by teammate Dillon Danis.
He went straight from the courthouse to his bail bondsman’s office, who said he “could not have been nicer”.
Mcgregor, a former apprentice plumber from Crumlin, South Dublin, was involved in a melee following a press event for UFC 223.
Video footage appears to show him and his entourage attacking a bus containing fighters.
The star can allegedly be seen grabbing a metal barrier and attempting to throw it at the bus.
He then appears to find a wheeled trolley and launch it at the vehicle, smashing one of the windows.
The UFC 223 Embedded video captures scenes inside the bus and a badly cut Michael Chiesa, who was sitting beside a window when it shattered.
Two UFC fighters, Chiesa and Ray Borg, were pulled from upcoming bouts due to injuries they sustained in the fracas.
A third athlete, Artem Lobov – a
close friend and training partner of Mcgregor – was also removed from the card due to his “involvement in the incident”, UFC said.
Reports suggested the confrontation had been sparked by an earlier run-in Lobov had with UFC lightweight title contender Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov, who was also on the bus, sent a message to the Irishman. He said: “Just tell me where.