Conor McGregor is back in the news for an extra-sporting event. The former UFC champion was arrested by police this weekend for “dangerous driving” while traveling aboard his Bentley through the streets of Dublin, Ireland. It is not the first time that the athlete has had problems with the law.
According to the Irish Independent website, the driving of the man who knew how to be the highest earning athlete in the world caught the attention of some agents of the Civil Guard who decided to stop him and seize the vehicle valued at USD 200,000. McGregror was immediately arrested and transported by a police car to Lucan Garda station where he was formally charged with “dangerous driving”.
After a few hours, the mixed martial arts fighter paid bail and left, although the fact does not end there. Next month he is due to appear in a Blanchardstown District Court, the same one he was in in 2017 for a speeding case. McGregor could be forced to pay a fine of 5 thousand euros (USD 5,500) if convicted.
A spokesman for the 33-year-old sportsman sent a brief disclaimer to the Irish portal about what happened: “Mr. McGregor was driving to the gym when Gardaí stopped him for alleged traffic violations. He passed the drug and alcohol tests taken at the station.”
Scandals in the life of the former UFC star continue to pile up. In October last year, he made news for physically assaulting DJ Francesco Facchinetti during an event at a hotel in Rome, Italy. “The very famous McGregor punched me in the mouth, broke my nose in front of ten witnesses, his friends and his bodyguards. He attacked me for no reason as we talked for more than two hours and we also had fun together. I could have shut up and didn't say anything to anyone, but since I'm here to tell you, I must say that this person is really violent and dangerous,” Facchinetti explained in a post on his social media.
Another of his most remembered violent episodes happened in 2019, when he attacked a man in an Irish bar because he had refused to drink a whiskey that the fighter had bought. In April 2021, he bought the pub, where he currently spends most of his nights surrounded by friends, according to Irish Independent.
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