UFC News: Conor McGregor jail claim, huge Nate Diaz development, Joe Rogan's fear
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Nate Diaz addresses the media during the first UFC 202 pre-fight press conference
Conor McGregor jail claim
Former UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor is unlikely to be jailed for his actions at the UFC 223 media day, according to Brooklyn lawyer Dmitriy Shakhnevich.
“So he’s charged with felonies and misdemeanours. The felonies are serious crimes by definition,” Shakhnevich said during a recent episode of The Fight Lawyer podcast.
“He’s charged with the low-level felonies, right? There are five levels of felonies in New York, he’s charged with the two lowest, D and E. So he’s not looking at, in Brooklyn, generally, you wouldn’t get jail time for this, especially if it’s your first offence, which I understand this is.
“So, what’ll likely happen is he’ll probably get it reduced to either a misdemeanour or maybe even a non-criminal disposition, though that’s unlikely.
“I don’t think he’ll serve any jail time at all. Again, that’s highly unlikely.
“I think he’ll probably be sentenced to some form of community service or something of that nature, and the case will go away.”
I don’t think he’ll serve any jail time at all. Again, that’s highly unlikely
Nate Diaz return talks
Nate Diaz is in talks to make his long-awaited return to the Octagon, it has been revealed.
The Ultimate Fighter season five winner, who hasn't graced the cage since his UFC 202 bout with McGregor, is discussing the possibility of fighting at UFC 227, which takes place in his home state of California on August 4.
TENSE weigh in between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz
Joe Rogan reveals Jon Jones fear
UFC commentator Joe Rogan worries that Jon Jones hasn't learned any lessons from his self-inflicted setbacks and will make another big mistake.
“My fear is that he’s going to somehow or another sabotage (himself) again,” he said during a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast. “That these lessons aren’t sinking in.
UFC commentator Joe Rogan is worried that Jon Jones could make another big mistake
“Because there’s been so many of them. The car accident where he broke the lady’s arm and she’s pregnant and he runs away.
“And then slamming the car into the tree. There’s so many. And then the first test positive and then the second test positive.
“Like, f**k. The brawl at the press conference, f**k. There’s so many things.”