Conor McGregor's first words since 'throwing punches' in Ibiza nightclub

The former dual-weight UFC champion has broken his silence after footage emerged appearing to show the Irishman throwing punches in an Ibiza nightclub
Conor McGregor has broken his silence after footage emerged appearing to show the former dual-weight UFC champion throwing punches inside an Ibiza nightclub.
The incident is alleged to have taken place at the Pacha nightclub on Tuesday morning. According to footage shared by The Sun, McGregor can be seen appearing to peer down to address an unidentified man on the dancefloor. Moments later, he appears to throw two punches, connecting with the second.
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The individual falls to the floor moments after he seems to be struck by the second of two punches. Just moments later, various individuals standing nearby to McGregor appear to get in between him and other revellers. Witnesses have since come forward and recalled what they saw. 'Clearly something's been said to annoy him and he's reacted very badly. The guy seemed to fall to the floor, and his mates came to pick him up and get him away," one individual told The Sun.
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'There [didn't appear to be any] consequences for Conor, but the guy he punched was taken away, and I didn't see him again," the individual continued, while another said: Someone came up to them and when Conor hit him, about five people fell to the floor as the guy stumbled back.
"It was a bit like bowling pins, but the guy was really shaken by the hits. About a minute later, the bouncers came and got him on the back and took him out of the club, because he had annoyed Conor. It was right before close anyway. There was no messing around; they just removed him. Conor left through the garden a bit later; he didn't look very happy that they got into a fight."
McGregor, 36, has now said his first words since the alleged incident. The Irishman uploaded several posts to his social media accounts. On Wednesday evening, in a post uploaded to X - formerly known as Twitter - he posted: 'You won't speak bad about my country and its people and that's ever. Vote McGregor.'
A few hours later, the 'Notorious' posted several photographs of himself, including one with a group of men to his Instagram story, alongside a snap of himself underneath a photograph of Al Pacino in the 1983 film Scarface. Earlier in the week, McGregor was seen on the party island with TV personality Katie Price. The Irishman could be seen wearing a hat and sunglasses in a photo taken with Price and her friend Ryan Mira.
McGregor has not fought since losing to long-time rival Dustin Poirier back in 2021. He was scheduled to make his UFC comeback last year against former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler. However, the 'Notorious' withdrew from the contest after picking up an injury in training.

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