Conor McGregor: UFC fighter bailed after being charged with assault by NYPD

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Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has seemed in court docket and been released on bail after being charged with attack and criminal mischief.

The Irishman's case became heard at Brooklyn criminal court docket, with bail set for $50,000 (£35,500).

the previous two-weight champion has no longer but entered a plea and his next listening to is on 14 June.

He became charged by way of ny metropolis Police department (NYPD) after an incident at a UFC media day.

McGregor become one of a group alleged to have vandalised a bus containing rival combatants, the remaining fighting Championship stated.

He turned himself into police custody at 21:00 nearby time on Thursday (02:00 BST on Friday).

The incident came about at Brooklyn's Barclays middle, wherein the UFC had accrued to promote Saturday's display, headlined with the aid of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Max Holloway.

Holloway became later dominated out of the fight because he become medically volatile.

McGregor, 29, changed into with fellow fighter Artem Lobov, who was because of combat featherweight Alex Caceres.

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The UFC says McGregor and Lobov - observed by extra than a "dozen people" - attacked the bus.

footage appears to expose McGregor throwing a trolley on the bus - smashing a window - observed through further altercations.

UFC says opponents were injured and have been withdrawn from Saturday's undercard.

light-weight Michael Chiesa received numerous facial cuts, whilst flyweight Ray Borg suffered a watch damage.

Lobov has also been eliminated from the bill, due to his alleged involvement.

"The business enterprise deems trendy disruption completely unacceptable and is currently running at the outcomes with a purpose to comply with," the UFC said.

McGregor, who turned into crushed by using Floyd Mayweather in a boxing in shape in August 2017, has no longer fought within the UFC on account that knocking out Eddie Alvarez in November 2016.

before Thursday's incident, he become stripped of his UFC lightweight identify for being inactive, with the winner of Nurmagomedov-Holloway taking the belt.

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