What the hell is going on?
It’s only been a few hours since his emphatic response to the UFC stripping him of his lightweight title, but McGregor is now making even more headlines.
It appears that The Notorious has stormed the UFC 223 press conference in Barclays Center in New York and some chaotic scenes have emerged.
Footage uploaded to social media by UFC fighter Felice Herrig to her Instagram story appear to show McGregor and members of his entourage in an incident in the loading bay of the Center.
Conor McGregor. Picks up guard rail. Attempts to throw it at bus. ABSOLUTE CHAOS IN NEW YORK. #UFC223 (Via Felice Herrig's IG story) pic.twitter.com/JYQZD7jtKP
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) April 5, 2018
The press conference appears to have ended and fighters were on a bus to leave the arena when the incident took place.
Renowned MMA journalist Ariel Helwani is at the scene.
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
Dana White is on his way back to the arena. Most of he fighters are still in the arena but some were able to leave.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 5, 2018
I’ve seen video shot by fighters in the van. Very clear Conor is telling someone to get out of the van before being pulled away by security. Khabib and his team were in that particular van.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 5, 2018