Conor McGregor Once Channelized His Inner Khabib Nurmagomedov After Confronting a Referee at a Bellator Show

It is well known that Conor McGregor does not usually try to portray professionalism. The Irish fighter is notorious for being brash and ego-driven, mostly doing anything he pleases without much regard for consequences, thus earning him the nickname ‘The Notorious One’. Moreover, his fame has only added to his ability to bend the rules that apply to other competitors.

There have been many instances when McGregor has created havoc trying to do what he wanted. One such incident occurred back in 2017 when he tried to attack a referee after he was asked to leave the ring.

McGregor tries to confront a referee

The incident took place at Bellator 187 after McGregor’s teammate Charlie Ward won his bout against John Redmond. The Notorious One then jumped into the cage to celebrate with his teammate. However, he was stopped by referee Marc Goddard, who asked him to leave the ring as it went against the rules.

This did not sit well with McGregor who went on to shove Goddard after chasing him across the ring. Following this, the situation was de-escalated by the security officials.

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They separated a livid McGregor from the referee and took him out of the ring. However, the Irishman did apologize for his behavior in an Instagram post after the event. He stated that he over-reacted to the situation and had learned from his mistakes in a lengthy apology

Although McGregor apologized for his reckless action, this was not the first or last time he would portray this kind of behavior. However, there might have been some hard feelings between the two as the pair have known each other for a long time. Goddard was a referee in Cage Warriors during the time McGregor competed in it before signing with the UFC.

The many controversies of Conor Mcgregor

Back before his second fight against Nate Diaz, McGregor got into a verbal spat with the Stockton fighter at the pre-fight press conference. This resulted in him pelting water bottles at Diaz and his crew. He was fined $150,000 while being sentenced to 50 hours of Community service for this incident.

In 2018, he would find himself in the worst situation he had ever been in. McGregor had an ongoing rivalry with Khabib Nurmagomedov after the Russian confronted his friend Artem Lobov. The Notorious One decided to fly from Ireland to attack The Eagle before his bout against Al Iaquinta. McGregor threw a Dolly at the bus which included several UFC fighters. Two fighters were injured and had to be pulled from their fights. McGregor found himself in court and was given 3 days of anger management, as well as Community Service.

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