That sounds about right…
In what was his first interview since he was handed a $150,000 fine for his part in UFC 202 press conference altercation, Conor McGregor has basically laid down the gauntlet to the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NAC).
Speaking with Rolling Stone on Friday, McGregor appeared to throw away any thoughts of him reaching into his pocket for the money.
“I thought they might respect [McGregor calling in] a little bit more,” McGregor said. “I owned up. I manned up. I’m here. I apologised. I’m not trying to blame nobody, although they fired the rounds off first. I didn’t think they would even go down that route because I didn’t think this was like a real thing. Are they going to come and arrest me or what the fuck is that? I wanted to give them the respect and I felt they would have respected that but they didn’t. So, whatever. It is what it is. Good luck trying to get it.”
McGregor appeared in Las Vegas on Monday to stand before the commission and hear their judgement. It’s clear that The Notorious isn’t happy with the situation and has even gone as far as saying that he won’t fight in Vegas again for a long time.
The 145 pound champion is scheduled to face Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight belt in Madison Square Garden, New York at UFC 205 in November.
I don’t see Nevada in my future, for the foreseeable future is how I see it,” McGregor told Rolling Stone. “I’m free to do what I want. … I’m good. I’m good. New York, New York. That’s what I think.”
It looks like McGregor will be fighting in New York for the next while, provided he’s still around following his left-field announcement.
However, there’s the issue of NAC regulations which make failure to pay a fine a suspendible offence, which will then be forwarded to the other athletic commissions in other states who would likely honour such a suspension.
We’ll see how this one plays out…
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