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Looks like we can all give a damn about the UFC again, because Conor McGregor did his damn thing and wreaked havoc at the UFC 223 media day. Conor really showed the WWE what he has to offer in the future, as he (and his crew) allegedly threw chairs, a guardrail, and even injured someone in an epic backstage display.
MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani has the details on the chaos:
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
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 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
There’s also viral video going around of Conor hoisting up a guardrail and trying to launch it at a bus before someone comes in for the save:
https://twitter.com/jnsanchez/status/981952333625077761
After raising hell, Conor and his crew did the noble thing and got their asses to a getaway vehicle:
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What’s the reasoning for this promo? Well, Conor is likely pissed for a number of reasons… he’s going to lose his lightweight title because he hasn’t fought in forever, and his training partner, Artem Lobov, recently got into an altercation with Khabib Nurmagomedov, who happens to be fighting for said title Saturday.
Update: A warrant is allegedly out for Conor’s arrest.
Dana White said warrant is out for Conor McGregor’s arrest. His plane can’t leave New York.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 5, 2018
Though there are conflicting reports that say otherwise:
Just spoke to a spokesman for the NYPD. There is no warrant out for Conor McGregor’s arrest at this time, he said. They are, though, looking for him and want to speak with him, the spokesman said. No one has filed charges against McGregor at this moment.
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) April 5, 2018
