{"id":330907,"date":"2019-11-04T18:50:05","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T02:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=330907"},"modified":"2019-11-04T18:50:05","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T02:50:05","slug":"conor-mcgregor-and-his-team-vehemently-deny-sexual-assault-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/conor-mcgregor-and-his-team-vehemently-deny-sexual-assault-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor and his team &#8216;vehemently deny&#8217; sexual assault allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor and his manager Audie Attar are firmly denying the sexual assault allegations made against the Irish star.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times has come out twice this year indicating that the former two division UFC champion has been accused of sexual assault. In both reports, McGregor&#8217;s spokesperson denied the claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConor McGregor is frequently the subject of rumors,\u201d a publicist for the fighter said in a statement emailed to the New York Times. \u201cHe emphatically denies any report accusing him of sexual assault.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGregor has never been charged or arrested for either sexual assaults.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe vehemently denies any allegation of sexual misconduct or any wrongdoing,\u201d Attar said on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mwyPRcD3TRs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ariel Helwani&#8217;s MMA Show<\/a>. \u201cWe vehemently deny it, and he does as well. At the end of the day we know who he is, he knows who he is, and we know what the truth is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attar goes on to say that McGregor is a person who owns up to his mistakes and this is not something he has done.<\/p>\n<p>Conor McGregor has been in the news for the wrong reasons throughout the year and was <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-convicted-of-assault-fined-for-punching-man-in-bar\/\">recently convicted of assault over the now infamous bar incident. He paid a fine of 1000 euros<\/a> and avoided jail time. He also was in court for his fighter-bus attack in Brooklyn and was also in trouble for smashing a fan&#8217;s phone in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the Irishman does not have a fight booked. But, Attar says an announcement is imminent, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/john-kavanagh-says-conor-mcgregor-fight-announcement-is-imminent\/\">which John Kavanagh said earlier in the week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve both agreed on a date and we\u2019ve agreed on opponents,\u201d Attar said. \u201cA deal is imminent. I don\u2019t see anything getting in the way barring some unforeseen circumstances. I think both parties want to get it done, I think it\u2019s in the best in interest of everyone involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGregor <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-confirms-ufc-return-on-january-18-in-las-vegas\/\">is expected to return to the Octagon on Jan. 18<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/dana-white-confirms-ufc-is-looking-to-book-conor-mcgregor-vs-donald-cerrone-for-january-18\/\">the front runner to be his opponent is Donald Cerrone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What do you make of Team McGregor\u2019s comments regarding the sexual assault allegations? Sound off in the comment section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 11\/4\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor and his manager Audie Attar are firmly denying the sexual assault allegations made against the Irish star. The New York Times has come out twice this year indicating that the former two division UFC champion has been accused of sexual assault. In both reports, McGregor&#8217;s spokesperson denied the claims. \u201cConor McGregor is frequently [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54463,"featured_media":313196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10089,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Conor McGregor and his team &#039;vehemently deny&#039; sexual assault allegations | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Conor McGregor and his manager Audie Attar are denying the sexual assault allegations against him, which the New York Times have reported on.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/conor-mcgregor-and-his-team-vehemently-deny-sexual-assault-allegations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Conor McGregor and his team &#039;vehemently deny&#039; 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