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Friday 27 July 2018

MMA

star Conor FALLEN

McGregor

pleads guilty

in melee STAR

case

By MICHAEL R. SISAK
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — This time,
Conor McGregor didn’t
put up a fight. The mixed
martial arts star pleaded
guilty on Thursday to disor-
derly conduct and will per-
form five days of communi-
ty service to resolve charg-
es stemming from a back-
stage melee at a New York
City arena in which he was
caught on camera hurling
a hand truck at a bus full of
fighters.McGregor will also
be evaluated for an anger
management program
and barred from contact
with fighters injured in the
mayhem after a news con-
ference for the UFC 223
event at Brooklyn’s Bar-
clays Center in April.
There are no restrictions
on McGregor’s travel. If
he stays out of trouble for
a year, his record will be
wiped clean. If he violates
the terms of his plea deal,
he could be jailed for up to
15 days. Prosecutors said
he’s already paid to fix the
bus. “I just want to say I’m
thankful to the DA and the
judge for allowing me to
move forward,” McGregor
said outside a Brooklyn
courthouse. “I want to say
to my friends, my fam-
ily, my fans, thank you for
the support.” The 30-year-
old Irish brawler, who last
month said he regretted
his actions, then rushed
to a waiting SUV with his
entourage, separated by
bike-rack barricades from Blackmon’s HR in 9th gives Rockies 3-2 win over Astros
dozens of photographers
and reporters and a self-
professed superfan. Houston Astros third baseman J.D. Davis ends up over the dugout railing after catching a pop foul off the bat of Colorado Rockies’
Nolan Arenado during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in Denver.
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