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'Broke one of the windows and cut Michael Chiesa real bad.

'They opened the doors for them, through an entrance, they stormed the building, got down to the loading docks where the fighters were getting on the buses and started to attack the buses, throwing trash cans and dollies and things like that,' White continued.

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'Approximately 20 guys were apparently let in through the doors by the Mac Life guys, who were credentialed here,' White explained, referencing McGregor's brand and its employees who allegedly helped the Dublin native and his crew enter Barclays Center. At one point he can be seen running for a dolly before picking it up and throwing it at the moving vehicle, breaking a window through which passengers can be seen. Security footage showed McGregor approaching the bus as it inched towards the truck elevators to exit the building. In 2018, following a press conference at Brooklyn's Barclays Center for UFC 223, MMA legend Conor McGregor and roughly 20 comrades attacked rivals Khabib Nurmagomedov, Rose Namajunas, Al Iaquinta, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Ray Borg, and Michael Chiesa, who were leaving the arena on a bus. Thursday's incident was hardly the UFC's first press conference confrontation. If I beat him first round, everyone is going to say the guy is too old and 'Uncle Diaz is going to have to go home.' Show his heart and go away from the UFC being a warrior. 'I hope he can survive five rounds,' Chimaev said. 'I'll fight anybody.'Īt a Wednesday media day, Chimaev, in a nod to the rancor between his opponent and the promotion, said he hopes Diaz brings the style of fight for which he's been long known, regardless of the circumstances. 'What they got me doing right now is they're acting like I called for this fight, which I didn't call for, and I don't want, and didn't want, and still don't want, but I don't give a (expletive),' Diaz told ESPN. And while he's never held a title, he's wildly popular for his willingness to take on all comers and engage in exciting fights, most memorably in a high-profile pair of bouts with Conor McGregor, during which each fighter won one apiece.īut Diaz has dropped three of his past four and is entering the final fight of his UFC contract.Īfter months of haggling with UFC over a potential foe, Diaz accepted Chimaev's challenge.

The first four were sudden and authoritative finishes, and the fifth, at UFC 273, was a barnburner of a decision win over Gilbert Burns that will place high on the list for 2022 Fights of the Year.ĭiaz, of Stockton, California, has been with UFC since 2007. The welterweight match features a rising superstar in Chimaev (11-0) against longtime fan favorite in Diaz (21-13).Ĭhimaev, of Stockholm, Sweden, by way of Chechnya, has been on an incredible run in UFC, winning all five of his fights. Nate Diaz' (pictured) and his team apparently took offense to see Ghosn, a perceived ally, standing alongside Chimaev when things appeared to be dying down, according to Helwani

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