UFC-superstjärnan Conor McGregor skapade rubriker under helgens Bellator 187. Efter lagkamraten Charlie Wards segermatch äntrade McGregor buren och gick till attack mot domare Marc Goddard – för att sedan avsluta med att örfila en funktionär. Efter eventet kallade McGregor domaren för ”råtta” och lade upp en post på Twitter som sedermera raderades.
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Nu tas irländaren i försvar av tränare John Kavanagh efter skandalscenerna.
“Charlie is one of Conor’s very close friends and he’s coming off two pretty devastating losses,” säger Kavanagh på The 6 O’clock Show.
“He lost fast and hard in both his UFC fights and was dropped by the UFC and then he fought on Bellator.”
“So, when you’re seeing someone that you’re that close with, with two bad defeats and then has a great victory in front of his hometown crowd…he got a bit emotional, jumped in and he didn’t realize that the fight had not actually been called.”
Kavanagh menar att det var McGregors nära vänskap till Ward som fick honom att reagera som han gjorde och jämför med fotbollsspelare som firar ett mål:
“It’s the personal relationship that the two of them share,” menar Kavanagh.
“It’s like soccer players when they score goals and you see them running around and then some will go like this. It’s funny because Conor wouldn’t even do that for his own victory. He gets more involved when it’s his teammates’, his friends’, victories.”
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Conor McGregor ballar ur totalt – hamnar i bråk med Marc Goddard i buren.
McGregor släpper också uttalande via Twitter efteråt – raderas snabbt efter.
Helgens Poirier vs. Pettis bjöd på ett blodbad – The Diamond tar hem segern!
Kolla in de fullständiga resultaten från helgens UFC Fight Night 120.
Diego Sanchez släpper ett uttalande efter ännu en brutal knockoutförlust.
Video
Conor stormar Bellator-buren.
The MMA Hour – med en mystisk gäst.
Presskonferensen efter helgens UFC Fight Night 120.
UFC Fight Night 120 post-fight show.
Uncle Chael menar att Conor gjort bort sig.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbY1YCXBoJU
Sociala medier
Latifi.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bbb8x7klkkR/?taken-by=ilirlatifi
The Bandit.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbRp3L_gE16/?taken-by=zebaztiankadestam
Diego Sanchez uttalande.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbYma5qnJcu/?taken-by=diegonightmaresanchezufc
Mad Dog.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbZYHr1nUfW/?taken-by=rezamaddog
Poirier.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbcgHPnFoTU/?taken-by=dustinpoirier
Pettis.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbY18DBhy0H/?taken-by=showtimepettis
Wow!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbaFUqBDCAy/?taken-by=mikebisping
Kan bara hålla med DC här.
Matt Brown will fight again, it’s a tale as old as time. Guy wants to walk away and then has awesome performance and he stays. Perfect ending Matt, I’d say walk away. You have talked of retirement so it’s too late to stay Brother.
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) November 12, 2017
Snyggt av Lauzon.
Props to Clay Guida. No excuses. I had a great camp and was well prepared. He caught me just right and kept the pressure on. Today, I was the nail. #ufcNorfolk @ufc
— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) November 12, 2017
Tony.
"McNuggets" Losing His Sauce 😂#DefendorVacate #TonyFergusonMMA SnapJitsu™ #SnapDownCity 🇺🇸🏆🇲🇽 My Mat🖕🏽 @thenotoriousmma #LookingForAWayOut pic.twitter.com/B7epDWVQjl
— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) November 12, 2017
Marc Goddards uttalande.
I operate with integrity, belief and values.
I hold MMA in a deep rooted place in my life and have considered myself most fortunate to have done so for so long.
Family first. Everything else second.
Respect.
— Marc Goddard (@marcgoddard_uk) November 11, 2017