{"id":264511,"date":"2017-11-28T11:02:15","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T19:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=264511"},"modified":"2017-11-28T11:10:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T19:10:40","slug":"conor-mcgregor-shares-cryptic-video-seems-confirm-run-cartel-associate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-shares-cryptic-video-seems-confirm-run-cartel-associate\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor shares cryptic video, seems to confirm run-in with cartel associate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, we were hit by a tidal wave of rumors and reports suggesting UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor had been involved in a bar fight in Dublin, Ireland, and that\u00a0 somewhere in the fracas, he planted one of his vaunted punches on a close associate of\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>convicted Irish drug dealer Graham \u2018The Wig\u2019 Whelan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Initially, these rumors could only be taken so seriously. On Tuesday morning, however, several bigger, more reputable outlets began reporting that an unnamed Irish star had indeed been involved in a confrontation<\/a>, and that a cartel associate had been hit amid the bedlam.<\/p>\n

Independent.ie<\/a> posted a story that now seems to be particularly key in this rapidly unfurling narrative, titled “Well-known Irish celebrity<\/strong> punches cartel associate in Dublin pub.”<\/p>\n

While the Independent’s report was clearly careful not to name names, McGregor has seemingly identified himself as the celebrity referred to in the Irish publication’s headline. He did so in a Tuesday afternoon video posted to Instagram.<\/p>\n

In this video post, a hooded McGregor shoots a darting and dramatic glance at the camera. The key detail of this cloak-and-dagger post, however, is that it is accompanied by the caption “The celebrity.”<\/p>\n

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The celebrity<\/a><\/p>\n

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