MMA fighter Conor McGregor has been charged with three counts of misdemeanor assault and one count of felony criminal mischief after he turned himself in last night following his attack on a bus full of UFC fighters at Barclays Center.
Earlier today McGregor was transported from the precinct where he spent the night to the court where he was arraigned. At the court hearing, his bail was set at $50,000. Once he posted it he was allowed to walk free and since the judge allowed him to keep his passport he will be able to fly back to Ireland if he desires to do so. McGregor’s next hearing will be on June 14.
As a result of the attack, three of the fights had to be scratched from UFC 223 as fighters Michael Chiesa and Ray Borg had to be taken to the hospital with several injuries to their head and face.
Both fighters had to be pulled from the UFC 223 card that will place on Saturday at Barclays Center because they were told by doctors that they can’t fight because of the injuries they suffered during the attack. Chiesa later on the day proceeded to file a police report against the UFC superstar over the incident.
Additionally, the fight of Artem Lobov, a close friend of McGregor who was also involved in the incidents and was supposed to fight Alex Caceres, was scratched from the card.
McGregor apparently attacked the bus because Khabib Nurmagomedov, his long-time rival, and UFC 223 headliner, was on it. Earlier in the week Nurmagomedov and his team cornered Lobov, McGregor’s close friend and training partner, at the hotel and he wanted to retaliate.
UFC president Dana White called the attack disgusting and severely blasted critics claiming that the whole thing was a publicity stunt by his company
