Conor McGregor really had no reason to show up to UFC 223 media day in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon, but he did anyways and let his emotions get the best of him and now he’s in some serious hot water.
Shortly after the videos of McGregor throwing a dolly through a bus window made their rounds online, UFC President Dana White was quick to react on the entire situation and made it clear that McGregor was not going to leave the State of New York without turning himself into police, since they issued a warrant for his arrest. Well, less than an hour before midnight on Thursday night, the 29-year-old did just that.
According to NBC News and two senior New York City law enforcement officials, McGregor turned himself into the NYPD’s 87th precinct just after 11pm Eastern time, where he’s expected to be charged with assault.
The UFC hasn’t issued a punishment for McGregor just yet, but White did tell TMZ that this entire thing puts McGregor’s fighting future in the UFC in jeopardy.
Shortly after McGregor turned himself into the NYPD, the UFC released another statement in regards to the adjustments being made to the UFC 223 fight card.
"Thursday afternoon, following the UFC 223 media day at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, an incident in the facility injured two athletes on Saturday's card, forcing them to be pulled from the event.
Lightweight Michael Chiesa, who received several facial cuts, was deemed unfit to fight by the New York State Athletic Commission and the UFC medical team, and he was removed from his bout against Anthony Pettis.
Flyweight Ray Borg, who was scheduled to face Brandon Moreno, was deemed unfit to fight as well due to multiple cornea abrasions.
Also removed from the card was the featherweight bout between Artem Lobov and Alex Caceres due to Lobov's involvement in the incident.
UFC 223 will proceed as scheduled with 10 bouts."
Who knows what the near future holds for McGregor, but it’s not looking too bright after all of this.
