Conor McGregor seemingly SPITS in face of fan who heckled UFC star with Khabib Nurmagomedov comment

Conor McGregor appeared to spit on the face of a fan in retaliation to a comment about Khabib Nurmagomedov directed towards him. McGregor was caught on video strolling about what seems to be a luxury shopping centre when a fan shouts: “Let’s go Khabib!” Khabib beat McGregor at UFC 229 in one of the biggest fights in combat sports historyGETTY Another fan is caught in the video asking McGregor for a picture to which his security responds: “Not right now.” McGregor then instantly turns around to confront the fan after hearing his comment regarding Khabib. As he approaches the man, the footage catches an audible spit coming from the direction of McGregor, but the act fails to get any sort of response from the fan. The Irishman then turns around with both hands in his pocket and says: “I spit in your face, what you do? Nothing,” while looking back at the stunned fan. He then appears to say: “I spit in your face you fool,” and faces the fan several times before eventually walking away. McGregor’s rivalry with Nurmagomedov in 2018 was one of the most intense in UFC history. After knocking out Eddie Alvarez at UFC 2015 in November 2016, McGregor took a break from the sport in MMA to explore the world of boxing and fight Floyd Mayweather. He then returned not long after for the toughest fight of his career at UFC 229 in October 2018 against Nurmagomedov, which he wound up losing via fourth-round submission. MMA fans around the world were rapid with their responses to the viral video, with many condemning McGregor for his actions. One took to X and said: “Oh wow what a tough guy. A former world champion in MMA spitting in a face of a civilian.” McGregor has not fought since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in 2021 Thousands of MMA fans have condemned McGregor for his actions While another added: “This is all Conor’s good for now… dude wants smoke with random people. Not in the cage.” A third said: “What a loser bro… Bullying people when you can fight and have security is low.” McGregor hasn’t fought in the UFC since breaking his leg in a trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. He was scheduled to make his highly anticipated MMA return this past June in the main event of UFC 303 against Michael Chandler. However, the former two-division UFC champion pulled disappointingly pulled out of the bout after injuring his toe in sparring.

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Conor McGregor seemingly SPITS in face of fan who heckled UFC star with Khabib Nurmagomedov comment

Conor McGregor appeared to spit on the face of a fan in retaliation to a comment about Khabib Nurmagomedov directed towards him.

McGregor was caught on video strolling about what seems to be a luxury shopping centre when a fan shouts: “Let’s go Khabib!”

LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 06:  Referee Herb Dean seperates Conor McGregor of Ireland and Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia in their UFC lightweight championship bout during the UFC 229 event inside T-Mobile Arena on October 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC)
Khabib beat McGregor at UFC 229 in one of the biggest fights in combat sports history
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Another fan is caught in the video asking McGregor for a picture to which his security responds: “Not right now.”

McGregor then instantly turns around to confront the fan after hearing his comment regarding Khabib.

As he approaches the man, the footage catches an audible spit coming from the direction of McGregor, but the act fails to get any sort of response from the fan.

The Irishman then turns around with both hands in his pocket and says: “I spit in your face, what you do? Nothing,” while looking back at the stunned fan.

He then appears to say: “I spit in your face you fool,” and faces the fan several times before eventually walking away.

McGregor’s rivalry with Nurmagomedov in 2018 was one of the most intense in UFC history.

After knocking out Eddie Alvarez at UFC 2015 in November 2016, McGregor took a break from the sport in MMA to explore the world of boxing and fight Floyd Mayweather.

He then returned not long after for the toughest fight of his career at UFC 229 in October 2018 against Nurmagomedov, which he wound up losing via fourth-round submission.

MMA fans around the world were rapid with their responses to the viral video, with many condemning McGregor for his actions.

One took to X and said: “Oh wow what a tough guy. A former world champion in MMA spitting in a face of a civilian.”

McGregor has not fought since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in 2021
Thousands of MMA fans have condemned McGregor for his actions

While another added: “This is all Conor’s good for now… dude wants smoke with random people. Not in the cage.”

A third said: “What a loser bro… Bullying people when you can fight and have security is low.”

McGregor hasn’t fought in the UFC since breaking his leg in a trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021.

He was scheduled to make his highly anticipated MMA return this past June in the main event of UFC 303 against Michael Chandler.

However, the former two-division UFC champion pulled disappointingly pulled out of the bout after injuring his toe in sparring.