As if the UFC hasn’t had enough chaos in 2018, things just got crazier after their biggest star Conor McGregor pulled together a posse to tear things up at a UFC 223 media event in New York this afternoon. McGregor and his gang ended up storming the loading docks of the Barclays Center where fighters were being put on buses back to their hotel.
That’s where the s**t really hit the fan and Team McGregor threw a bunch of heavy dangerous metal items through the windows of a bus holding UFC 223 headliner Khabib Nurmagomedov. The whole thing seems like retaliation over an incident earlier in the week where Khabib’s camp cornered McGregor training partner Artem Lobov and slapped him.
The bus was loaded with other UFC fighters, including women’s strawweight champ Rose Namajunas and Michael Chiesa, who ended up in the hospital with cuts that may force him out of his UFC 223 fight with Anthony Pettis. Dana White sounded on the verge of kicking McGregor out of the UFC for good. Non-McGregor fighters don’t make anywhere near as much as Conor and the idea of having a paycheck nixed because of his dumb and dangerous antics have turned many of his fellow fighters against him.
Here are some of their reactions:
This whole situation is out of control. But no. Neither action was right https://t.co/NVMtIpdk5k
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 5, 2018
I wish mma media covered the positive things @ufc champions are doing to change their communities like they are doing this circus act for publicity.
— CrisCyborg.Com (@criscyborg) April 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/OfficialDurkin/status/981986483853606912
https://twitter.com/emilvalhalla/status/981988228742991872
Conor McGregor was in full WWE mode today. Throwing gates like he was in “hell in the cell” or something 😂😂😂
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) April 5, 2018
A Coke head with the little man syndrome is not a good combination 😂😂
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) April 5, 2018
If they really want to punish McGregor , make him fight Khabib and make Steve Mazzagatti the ref🤦🏾♂️😂 #UFC
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) April 5, 2018
This is what happens when you repeatedly reward bad behavior 🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) April 5, 2018
Looks like Conor is trying to get himself suspended. Guess that’s one way to avoid fighting Khabib!
— . (@ChasSkelly) April 5, 2018
You definitely know when @TheNotoriousMMA is in town, my news feed is blown away!!! #alwaysmakinghisprecenceknown
— Jimmie Rivera (@JimmieRivera135) April 5, 2018
Disgusting. We need to rid the sport of fools like this. Back to being a plumbers apprentice you go!
— Ricardo Lamas (@RicardoLamasMMA) April 5, 2018
“These things happen in MMA.”
— Jim Miller (@JimMiller_155) April 5, 2018
Conor McGregor’s act is the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen displayed by an MMA fighter. Was a fan, no more. Shame on you!! 😡😡😡#UFC223
— Carla Esparza (@CarlaEsparza1) April 5, 2018
UFC223 is like a bad gangsters movie now, @danawhite – Get them all to hell!
— Alexey Oleynik (@oleynikufc) April 5, 2018
Man i hope @MikeMav22 can fight still.. can’t imagine how angry i would be if i were him and had to pull out from that bullshit
— Shane Burgos (@HurricaneShaneB) April 5, 2018
Hey, Conor, what's that sound? #ufc223 #conorgate #krs1 pic.twitter.com/51kf3tZu3m
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) April 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/blondefighter/status/981991132866412545
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