CONOR MCGREGOR has revealed a behind-closed-doors fight left him with a broken hand – scuppering his UFC comeback last month.
The Notorious – who also claimed he was "preparing for the end of July at Madison Square Garden" – stated he had to undergo surgery on his famous left hand.
Speaking to ESPN, the 31-year-old – who hasn't fought since losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov last October – said: "Although it was scheduled a spar, it was not spar; it was another fight on the record, it was crowds in attendance.
"It was a behind-closed-doors fight. And I caught the guy with a right hand, dropped him.
"When he dropped, I went down on him with an emotional left hand and banged the left hand off the side of the head and my whole hand, boom.
"And that's it. It's like it just needed it to happen and then that's it. I had to go under the knife; I had to get surgery on it.
"But I'm back now. I'm back. Yesterday, I met with the surgeon. He said to me originally, September to grapple. But I was with him yesterday. He said now I can grapple, so I'm going to go back into my grappling, and I'm already put boxing again."
MAC ATTACK
McGregor found himself in hot water once again last week after a video emerged of him assaulting a 50-year-old man in a pub in Dublin.
He is set to be charged over the alleged attack which occurred on April 6, as the victim accused the Irishman as being a "bully with money".
Speaking of the incident, the former two-weight UFC world champion said: "I was in the wrong. That man deserved to enjoy his time in the pub without having it to end the way it did."
MAC'S MOST NOTORIOUS MOMENTS
AUGUST 17, 2016: McGregor’s camp is embroiled in a clash ahead of UFC 202 against Nate Diaz’s team at a press conference in Las Vegas, with bottles, cans and cups of coffee thrown. He was later fined €135,000 by the Nevada’s State Athletic Commission.
NOVEMBER 10, 2017: The UFC star jumped into the cage to celebrate a victory achieved by fellow Irish fighter Charlie Ward. In the process, at Bellator 187 in the 3Arena, McGregor clashed with ref Marc Goddard and appeared to strike Bellator official Mike Johnson in the face. He later apologised.
NOVEMBER 30, 2017: McGregor arrived at Blanchardstown District Court in a flashy BMW i8 sports car before being fined €400 for speeding. He was clocked speeding 58kph over the limit on the N7 Naas Road in March of that year.
APRIL 5, 2018: McGregor grabbed a metal trolley and threw it, shattering the window of a bus carrying UFC rival Khabib Nurmagomedov in New York. He was later sentenced to five days of community service and to attend anger management classes.
NOVEMBER 28, 2018: The MMA ace was disqualified from motoring for six months and fined €1,000 for speeding. He was clocked at 154kph in a 100kph zone. He told the court: “I apologise, that’s all I can say. I didn’t know I was going that fast.”
MARCH 11, 2019: CCTV footage emerged of McGregor stamping on the mobile phone of a fan in Miami. The former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion was arrested and charged with strong-arm robbery and criminal mischief over the incident involving a 22-year-old man’s phone. The charges were later dropped after the civil suit was settled.
Before adding: "I was completely in the wrong. There's no need to even discuss what began it, what was going on outside, inside — any of that. I was completely in the wrong; it was unacceptable behaviour, and I accept that.
"Whatever comes my way, I deserve it. I will face this head on. I will not hide from it. I was in the wrong.
"It was completely unacceptable behaviour for a man in my position. What happens, I will face."
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