Conor McGregor is set to appear in court in October charged with assaulting a man in a Dublin pub
- Conor McGregor is set to appear in court in mid-October following altercation
- UFC fighter appears to punch an older man in CCTV footage recorded in April
- Security sources say McGregor has yet to be served with summons by gardaí
UFC fighter Conor McGregor is set to appear in court in mid-October, charged with assaulting a man in a Dublin pub in April.
CCTV footage emerged on entertainment website TMZ on Thursday of McGregor’s clash with the man at the Marble Arch pub in Drimnagh, south Dublin, on April 6.
In the video, the UFC fighter appears to punch an older man sitting on a barstool once in the face.
Security sources have told the Irish Mail that in recent weeks, the DPP has informed investigating gardaí that McGregor is set to be charged with the attack.
Conor McGregor, left, is set to appear in court in mid-October, charged with assaulting a man in a Dublin pub. He is pictured with UFC president Dana White
Yesterday a video which appears to show the fighter punching an older man, centre, in the face appeared online
However, well-placed security sources say the UFC boxer has yet to be served with his court summons by gardaí.
This is due to happened imminently. A court date in the second week in October has been decided upon.
The father-of-two is due to appear at Dublin District court. McGregor’s legal representative was contacted for comment yesterday.
CCTV footage captured in the Marble Arch pub appears to show McGregor hitting the elderly man once in the face, after the man declined to taste what appeared to be whiskey.
The altercation is said to have occured at the Marble Arch pub, pictured, in Drimnagh, Dublin
Conor McGregor, right, allegedly sucker-punched a grey-haired man in the face in a Dublin pub after them man refused a shot of the fighter’s whiskey
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) later ruled there was enough evidence to charge McGregor.
Gardaí confirmed in a statement on Thursday: ‘Gardaí are investigating an assault incident that occurred at a public house in Drimnagh, Dublin 12, on 6/4/19 at approximately 2:30pm. Investigations ongoing in relation to this incident and no arrests have been made to date.’
Sources say that McGregor was unhappy when the older man rejected an offer of his whiskey, leading to the physical altercation.
On Friday UFC president Dana White compared McGregor to boxing legend Mike Tyson while condemning the footage from the pub.
White described McGregor’s actions as ‘pretty bad’ and said, with rich fighters like the Irishman and Mike Tyson, you need to ‘get ready for a disaster’.