Conor McGregor: Dana White reveals immense frustration with Notorious amid return rumours
CONOR MCGREGOR's antics at the UFC 223 media day have once again been slammed by the promotion's president Dana White.
In April, McGregor gatecrashed the event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn looking for Khabib Nurmagomedov, who was on a bus about to leave the arena.
Upon learning that Nurmagomedov was about to leave the venue, McGregor and his entourage began attacking the bus, with the Irishman throwing a dolly through one of its windows.
The former UFC lightweight champion was charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief for his actions but has yet to receive his punishment for his latest misdemeanour.
In the immediate aftermath of the melee, White branded McGregor's actions ‘the most disgusting thing that has ever happened in the history of the company.’
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And in a recent interview on The MMA Roasted Podcast, the UFC chief doubled down on his stance on the Dubliner's rampage.
“Conor is a guy I’ve obviously been behind since day one,” White told Adam Hunter.
“He’s a kid that I have tremendous respect for as a fighter and as a person.
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For him to come to one of our events, at the arena, and do what he did is as bad as it gets
“And we’ve always had this really good working relationship.
“But for him to come to one of our events, at the arena, and do what he did is as bad as it gets.”
McGregor's long-awaited return to the Octagon, which he hasn't graced in over 19 months, currently hinges on the outcome of his ongoing court case.
The 29-year-old’s legal team are currently working on a plea deal with the Brooklyn District Attorney, which is rumoured to involve him taking part in community service.
New lightweight king Nurmagomedov is keen to welcome Ireland's first UFC belt holder back to the cage and vowed to put an emphatic beating on him when they finally lock horns with one another.
“In what round will I be able to knock McGregor out?” Nurmagomedov asked during an interview with Sport24.ru.
“I do not know, and no one can know this. I’m going to destroy him.”
McGregor’s last mixed martial arts bout took place at UFC 205, a card where he TKO'd Eddie Alvarez to become the first fighter in the promotion’s history to hold two titles concurrently.
His last outing in the combat sports world saw him swap the Octagon for the boxing ring and lock horns with Floyd Mayweather Jr, who he lost to via a tenth-round TKO.