{"id":323298,"date":"2019-08-22T15:19:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T22:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=323298"},"modified":"2022-02-04T16:14:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T00:14:09","slug":"conor-mcgregor-breaks-silence-on-punching-man-in-pub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/conor-mcgregor-breaks-silence-on-punching-man-in-pub\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor breaks silence on punching man in pub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor has addressed an incident at an Irish pub back in April.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor has come under fire over a video that surfaced of the &#8220;Notorious&#8221; one <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-conor-mcgregor-allegedly-punches-elderly-man-in-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">striking a man<\/a> inside <em>The Marble Arch Pub <\/em>in Dublin<em>. <\/em>The story goes that McGregor offered patrons a shot of his Proper No. Twelve whiskey. When one man <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/elderly-man-insulted-proper-no-12-whiskey-told-conor-mcgregor-he-didnt-want-to-drink-that-sht\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refused the drink<\/a>, McGregor struck him on the side of the head.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/1164654987911290880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN&#8217;s Ariel Helwani<\/a> spoke to McGregor, who broke his silence on the matter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alert: My entire interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNotoriousMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheNotoriousMMA<\/a> airs TONIGHT on ESPN2 at 8 pm et \/ 5 pm pt. We discuss the recent bar incident, his string of controversies, his injured hand, his return, Diaz, Khabib and so much more. One hour, unedited with Conor McGregor. Tonight! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4QyYIBGlvN\">pic.twitter.com\/4QyYIBGlvN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/1164654987911290880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In reality, it doesn&#8217;t matter what happened there,&#8221; Conor McGregor said. &#8220;I was in the wrong. That man deserved to enjoy his time in the pub without having it end the way it did. And although five months ago it was and I tried to make amends, and I made amends back then. That does not even matter, I was in the wrong. I must come here before you and take accountability and take responsibility. I owe it to the people that have been supporting me. I owe it to my mother, my father, my family. I owe it to the people who trained me in martial arts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McGregor went on to say that he&#8217;s been taking steps to improve as an individual and a martial artist.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s not who I am,&#8221; Conor McGregor continued. &#8220;That&#8217;s not the reason why I got into martial arts or studying combat sports. The reason I got into it was to defend against that type of scenario. So to see that, although months ago I have been making steps and continually making steps to do better and be better, to see it is like a dagger into my heart as a new martial artist. So, I&#8217;m just here to own up to that and move on and carry on and face what&#8217;s coming with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What do you make of Conor McGregor being apologetic after his pub incident?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor has addressed an incident at an Irish pub back in April. McGregor has come under fire over a video that surfaced of the &#8220;Notorious&#8221; one striking a man inside The Marble Arch Pub in Dublin. The story goes that McGregor offered patrons a shot of his Proper No. Twelve whiskey. 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