Conor McGregor has apologised for his actions – after a video of the MMA star seemingly hitting a 50-year-old man in a Dublin pub went viral.
TMZ had shared CCTV footage from April and the 31-year-old faced backlash online for the incident.
In a new interview with seasoned MMA reporter Ariel Helwani, Conor said he was sorry for his actions.
“In reality it doesn’t matter what happened there I was in the wrong, that man deserved to enjoy his time in the pub without having it end the way that it did,” he said.
“And although 5 months ago I tried to make amends, and I made amends back then…that does not matter, I was in the wrong
“I was in the wrong. I must come here before you and take accountability and take responsibility,” he added.
“I was in the wrong. I must come here before you and take accountability and take responsibility… I’m just here to own up to [my mistake] and move on.”@TheNotoriousMMA breaks his silence in exclusive interview with @arielhelwani pic.twitter.com/pWZchLKZYs
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 22, 2019
“I owe it to the people who have been supporting me,” he added. I owe it to my mother, my father, my family…that’s not who I am, that’s not who I am.”
“The reason I got into (MMA) was to defend that sort of scenario…to see it is like a dagger into my heart,” he said of the video.
Moments ago I spoke to @TheNotoriousMMA. It was a 41-minute, wide-ranging interview on many different subjects, including the video released last week in the bar and his fighting future. A portion of the interview will air today on @SportsCenter on @espn at approx. 5:45 pm ET. pic.twitter.com/GDklQqlDn2
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) August 22, 2019
The entire interview will air very soon. Don’t worry. More on that in a bit. For now, I will just say it was a very apologetic, humble and motivated McGregor. Been a while since I’ve seen and heard him like this. I think you guys will enjoy it. More in a bit.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) August 22, 2019
The CCTV footage that went viral showed Conor pouring glasses of his Proper No. Twelve whiskey for a group of men in Dublin pub The Marble Arch.
After a man refused to drink his whiskey the pair exchanged words and there was an altercation.
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