Conor McGregor has apologised and said he needs to get his 'head screwed on' after footage showed him punch an older man in a pub | Business Insider
Conor McGregor has apologised and said he needs to get his 'head screwed on' after footage showed him punch an older man in a pub
Harry How/GettyConor McGregor.
Conor McGregor has said he must get his “head screwed on” after footage surfaced of him appearing to throw a punch at an older man in a pub in Ireland.
He said it was not the behaviour of a leader, mixed martial artist, or a champion. And that he wants to get back in the game.
“I must get my head screwed on,” he told ESPN reporter Ariel Helwani on SportsCenter on Thursday.
Reports said the man refused a shot of McGregor’s Proper No. Twelve whiskey when the UFC star offered to buy a round for everyone in the pub. He then seemed to throw a left fist in the direction of the man’s head.
Representatives for McGregor did not respond to Business Insider’s request for comment. The incident was apparently reported to Irish police at the time. Officers declined to comment when contacted by Business Insider.
“In reality it doesn’t matter what happened there,” he said on ESPN. “I was in the wrong.
“That man deserved to enjoy his time in the pub without having it to end the way it did. And although five months ago it was, I tried to make amends, but still, it does not matter. I was in the wrong.
“I had to realise that’s not the attitude or behaviour of a leader, a martial artist, or a champion. So … I must get my head screwed on, get back in the game, fight for redemption, retribution, respect – the things that made me the man I am. And that’s what I will do.”
Conor McGregor has apologised and said he needs to get his 'head screwed on' after footage showed him punch an older man in a pub | Business Insider
Conor McGregor has apologised and said he needs to get his 'head screwed on' after footage showed him punch an older man in a pub
Harry How/GettyConor McGregor.
Conor McGregor has said he must get his “head screwed on” after footage surfaced of him appearing to throw a punch at an older man in a pub in Ireland.
He said it was not the behaviour of a leader, mixed martial artist, or a champion. And that he wants to get back in the game.
“I must get my head screwed on,” he told ESPN reporter Ariel Helwani on SportsCenter on Thursday.
Reports said the man refused a shot of McGregor’s Proper No. Twelve whiskey when the UFC star offered to buy a round for everyone in the pub. He then see
med to throw a left fist in the direction of the man’s head.
Representatives for McGregor did not respond to Business Insider’s request for comment. The incident was apparently reported to Irish police at the time. Officers declined to comment when contacted by Business Insider.
“In reality it doesn’t matter what happened there,” he said on ESPN. “I was in the wrong.
“That man deserved to enjoy his time in the pub without having it to end the way it did. And although five months ago it was, I tried to make amends, but still, it does not matter. I was in the wrong.
“I had to realise that’s not the attitude or behaviour of a leader, a martial artist, or a champion. So … I must get my head screwed on, get back in the game, fight for redemption, retribution, respect – the things that made me the man I am. And that’s what I will do.”