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Conor McGregor arrested for dangerous driving, Bentley briefly seized: reports
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UFC star Conor McGregor was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of harmful driving in his native nation of Eire, in response to a number of studies.
McGregor, 33, was driving his Bentley Continental GT, price greater than $185,000, when he was stopped by police in Dublin, the Irish Impartial reported. The automobile was seized by authorities for a short while following a visitors cease for “alleged street visitors violations.”
“Mr. McGregor was driving to the fitness center when he was stopped by gardaí [the national police service of Ireland] for alleged street visitors violations. He handed the drug and alcohol assessments taken on the station,” a spokesperson for McGregor advised the paper.
Conor McGregor (blue gloves) celebrates after defeating Eddie Alvarez (purple gloves) of their light-weight title bout throughout UFC 205 at Madison Sq. Backyard.
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McGregor was reportedly charged with harmful driving, which may see a most punishment of six years in jail and a $5,500 nice — or each — if he is convicted.
Police didn’t launch McGregor’s identify, saying they arrested a person in his 30s in connection to an incident of harmful driving within the space of Palmerstown in western Dublin.
“The person was taken to Lucan Garda Station the place he was later charged. He has been launched pending an look earlier than Blanchardstown District Court docket at a later date,” a police spokesperson advised the Irish Impartial.
Nate Diaz fights Conor McGregor of Eire of their welterweight bout in the course of the UFC 202 occasion at T-Cell Enviornment on August 20, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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McGregor has a historical past of driving offenses and run-ins with the legislation through the years. In 2017, he was fined by the identical court docket for rushing.
Conor McGregor prepares to battle Dustin Poirier in a UFC 264 light-weight blended martial arts bout Saturday, July 10, 2021, in Las Vegas.
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In 2018, McGregor hurled a dolly at a bus at Barclays Middle in Brooklyn in an effort to get at rival UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov.
The incident injured a number of fighters who have been additionally passengers.
McGregor, a former UFC featherweight and light-weight double-champion, has been one of many greatest stars and money-makers within the sport.
He has been coaching for a comeback after struggling a devastating leg harm final July at UFC 264 — a loss to Dustin Poirier.