April 6 (Reuters) - Conor McGregor has been charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief following a rampage at a UFC press event in Brooklyn on Thursday, the New York Police Department has said.

The 29-year-old, who became the first UFC fighter to hold two world titles simultaneously when he beat Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight belt in Manhattan in 2016, turned himself in to police on Thursday evening after the violent incident.

"He's been charged with assault, three counts of assault, and one count of criminal mischief," Thomas Antonetti of the NYPD told Reuters.

"He's still in custody, still at the police precinct until he's removed to court this morning."

As the UFC held a media day on Thursday ahead of the upcoming fight card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday, McGregor and his entourage entered through a side entrance and attacked a van containing other fighters.

Video of the fracas circulated on social media showed objects being thrown at the van, and a number of people were injured by glass fragments as windows were smashed.

McGregor, who previously told Reuters that he made an eye-watering 140 million dollars from his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather last August, has not fought in the Octagon since the win over Alvarez in November 2016.

UFC president Dana White has said that the van attack was "the most disgusting thing that ever happened in the history" of the UFC. (Reporting by Philip O'Connor; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)</s>Conor McGregor is once again a free man… for now. The handcuffed Irishman made an appearance at Kings County Criminal Court today, facing three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief due to his run-in with Khabib Nurmagomedov’s bus yesterday at the Barclays Center. He was joined by his SBG teammate Cian Cowley, who also was up on charges.

Both men were ordered to avoid any contact (“an order of protection” aka a restraining order) with Michael Chiesa, Ozzy Arias, Ray Borg, and Ricardo Chico. McGregor was released on a $50,000 bond; Cowley $25,000. Both men will have no restrictions on international travel.

McGregor will have to next appear in court on June 14th.</s>(Reuters) - Conor McGregor has been charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief following a rampage at a UFC press event in Brooklyn on Thursday, the New York Police Department has said.

The 29-year-old, who became the first UFC fighter to hold two world titles simultaneously when he beat Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight belt in Manhattan in 2016, turned himself in to police on Thursday evening after the violent incident.

"He's been charged with assault, three counts of assault, and one count of criminal mischief," Thomas Antonetti of the NYPD told Reuters.

"He's still in custody, still at the police precinct until he's removed to court this morning."

As the UFC held a media day on Thursday ahead of the upcoming fight card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday, McGregor and his entourage entered through a side entrance and attacked a van containing other fighters.

Video of the fracas circulated on social media showed objects being thrown at the van, and a number of people were injured by glass fragments as windows were smashed.

McGregor, who previously told Reuters that he made an eye-watering 140 million dollars from his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather last August, has not fought in the Octagon since the win over Alvarez in November 2016.

UFC president Dana White has said that the van attack was "the most disgusting thing that ever happened in the history" of the UFC.</s>* McGregor went on rampage in Brooklyn

April 6 (Reuters) - Conor McGregor has been charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief following a rampage at a UFC press event in Brooklyn on Thursday, the New York Police Department has said.

The 29-year-old, who became the first UFC fighter to hold two world titles simultaneously when he beat Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight belt in Manhattan in 2016, turned himself in to police on Thursday evening after the violent incident.

"He's been charged with assault, three counts of assault, and one count of criminal mischief," Thomas Antonetti of the NYPD told Reuters.

"He's still in custody, still at the police precinct until he's removed to court this morning."

As the UFC held a media day on Thursday ahead of the upcoming fight card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday, McGregor and his entourage entered through a side entrance and attacked a van containing other fighters.

Video of the fracas circulated on social media showed objects being thrown at the van, and a number of people were injured by glass fragments as windows were smashed.

McGregor, who previously told Reuters that he made an eye-watering 140 million dollars from his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather last August, has not fought in the Octagon since the win over Alvarez in November 2016.

UFC president Dana White has said that the van attack was "the most disgusting thing that ever happened in the history" of the UFC. (Reporting by Philip O'Connor; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)</s>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor appeared in a New York City courtroom on Friday on charges of assault stemming from a melee following a press event for a series of UFC fights to be staged at a Brooklyn arena.

The sport’s best-known athlete and an international star, McGregor, 29, was dressed in a blue, long-sleeved golf shirt that hid his elaborate tattoos as he was escorted from the police station where he surrendered the previous night.

He is charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief following the fracas at Brooklyn’s Barclay Center on Thursday evening.

A video of the incident, widely circulated on social media, appears to show the Irish-born McGregor and his entourage using a metal barricade and other objects to smash windows on a bus filled with fighters departing from the event.

Efforts to reach McGregor’s representatives were not successful.</s>(Reuters) - Conor McGregor has been charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief following a rampage at a UFC press event in Brooklyn on Thursday, the New York Police Department has said.

The 29-year-old, who became the first UFC fighter to hold two world titles simultaneously when he beat Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight belt in Manhattan in 2016, turned himself in to police on Thursday evening after the violent incident.

"He's been charged with assault, three counts of assault, and one count of criminal mischief," Thomas Antonetti of the NYPD told Reuters.

"He's still in custody, still at the police precinct until he's removed to court this morning."

As the UFC held a media day on Thursday ahead of the upcoming fight card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday, McGregor and his entourage entered through a side entrance and attacked a van containing other fighters.

Video of the fracas circulated on social media showed objects being thrown at the van, and a number of people were injured by glass fragments as windows were smashed.

McGregor, who previously told Reuters that he made an eye-watering 140 million dollars from his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather last August, has not fought in the Octagon since the win over Alvarez in November 2016.

UFC president Dana White has said that the van attack was "the most disgusting thing that ever happened in the history" of the UFC.</s>Conor McGregor was arraigned in a Brooklyn courtroom Friday afternoon on four charges related to an attack on a bus a day prior at Barclays Center.

A Brooklyn Criminal Court judge set McGregor's bail at $50,000 and scheduled his next court date for June 14. McGregor faces several charges, the most serious of which are two felony counts for criminal mischief, according to online court records.

McGregor, a native of Ireland, was not required to surrender his passport.

McGregor and about 10 others – including 25-year-old MMA fighter Cian Cowley – attacked a bus that was carrying other fighters after UFC 223 media day. Videos shot with mobile phones showed McGregor throw multiple objects at the bus.

McGregor and others fled the scene before police arrived. McGregor was taken into custody Thursday night after he turned himself into police in Brooklyn.
• Conor McGregor charged with assault, criminal mischief after attack on bus at UFC event

Cowley, who faces similar changes for involvement in the incident, also had his bail set at $25,000.

Fighter Michael Chiesa suffered facial injuries and was pulled from Saturday's event where he was scheduled to face Anthony Pettis. Ray Borg, who was slated to fight Brandon Moreno, also was ruled out due to an eye injury.

UFC announced that Artem Lobov, who took part in the altercation, was thrown off the card.</s>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor was in custody in New York on Friday, charged with assault and criminal mischief after a van-smashing rampage at a UFC press event in Brooklyn that was caught on video, the New York Police Department said.

McGregor, who became the first Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter to hold two world titles simultaneously when he beat Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight belt in Manhattan in 2016, turned himself in to police late on Thursday after the violent incident at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Police charged McGregor, 29, with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief, according to Lee Jones, an NYPD spokesman.

McGregor, who gave up plumbing to become one of his sport's most recognizable and divisive stars, was due to be transferred to the criminal court in Brooklyn later on Friday for an arraignment hearing, Jones said.

Scores of news photographers and multiple broadcast trucks waited for a glimpse of McGregor leaving the police station in a quiet residential Brooklyn neighbourhood.

Efforts to reach McGregor's representatives were not successful. It was not clear who would represent him in court.

As the UFC held a media day on Thursday ahead of upcoming fights at Barclays on Saturday, McGregor and his entourage entered through a side entrance and appeared to attack a van in which other fighters were riding.

Video footage of the fracas on social media showed objects being thrown at the van, and a number of people were injured by glass fragments as windows were smashed.

McGregor, who was born in Ireland and who previously told Reuters that he made $140 million from a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather last August, has not fought in a UFC bout since the win over Alvarez in November 2016.

Aside from his athletic success, McGregor is known for his beard and colourful tattoos, taste in expensive and flashy clothes, and aggressive taunting of opponents that stands out even among professional fighters.

The fighter has been caught up in violence outside the ring before. The Nevada Athletic Commission fined McGregor $25,000 after he threw water bottles at an opponent during a pre-fight news conference in 2016, the New York Daily News reported.

UFC President Dana White said the van attack was "the most disgusting thing that ever happened in the history" of the UFC.</s>Media playback is not supported on this device Watch footage appearing to show McGregor attacking a bus in New York

Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has appeared in court and been released on bail after being charged with assault and criminal mischief.

The Irishman's case was heard at Brooklyn Criminal Court, with bail set for $50,000 (£35,500).

The former two-weight champion has not yet entered a plea and his next hearing is on 14 June.

He was charged by New York City Police Department (NYPD) after an incident at a UFC media day.

McGregor was one of a group alleged to have vandalised a bus containing rival fighters, the Ultimate Fighting Championship said.

He turned himself into police custody at 21:00 local time on Thursday (02:00 BST on Friday).

The incident occurred at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, where the UFC had gathered to promote Saturday's show, headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov and Max Holloway.

Holloway was later ruled out of the fight because he was medically unstable.

McGregor, 29, was with fellow fighter Artem Lobov, who was due to fight featherweight Alex Caceres.

McGregor appeared at Brooklyn Criminal Court alongside his lawyer Jim Walden (right)

The UFC says McGregor and Lobov - accompanied by more than a "dozen individuals" - attacked the bus.

Footage appears to show McGregor throwing a trolley at the bus - smashing a window - followed by further altercations.

UFC says two fighters were injured and have been withdrawn from Saturday's undercard.

Lightweight Michael Chiesa received several facial cuts, while flyweight Ray Borg suffered an eye injury.

Lobov has also been removed from the bill, due to his alleged involvement.

"The organisation deems today's disruption completely unacceptable and is currently working on the consequences that will follow," the UFC said.

McGregor, who was beaten by Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match in August 2017, has not fought in the UFC since knocking out Eddie Alvarez in November 2016.

Before Thursday's incident, he was stripped of his UFC lightweight title for being inactive, with the winner of Nurmagomedov-Holloway taking the belt.</s>Cops charged mixed martial arts icon Conor McGregor early Friday for his role in an attack on a bus full of fighters at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.

The 29-year-old former UFC lightweight champ turned himself in at the 78th Precinct Stationhouse in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where he was slapped with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief, police said.

The foul-mouthed fighter and his entourage were caught on video Thursday hurling chairs and dollies at a bus inside the parking garage at the arena, TMZ first reported.

One member of his posse, friend and fellow Irishman Cian Cowley, 25, was charged with assault and criminal mischief, cops said.

Fighters Khabib Nurmagomedov, Rose Namajunas, Al Iaquinta, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Ray Borg and Michael Chiesa were at the Barclays Center for a promotional appearance before a series of fights — including the lightweight championship between Holloway and Nurmagomedov — scheduled Saturday evening.

The UFC canceled the bouts scheduled for Chiesa and Borg after the two fighters were cut up and bloodied in the brouhaha.

Artem Labov was also dropped from the slate because of his involvement in the altercation with McGregor.

Thursday's Brooklyn fracas is not the first time McGregor has flung more than punches at fellow fighters outside the ring.

In August 2016, McGregor hurled water bottles and cans at opponent Nate Diaz during a press conference days before their fight.

The Nevada Athletic Commission fined McGregor $25,000 and ordered he serve 25 hours of community service for his involvement in the fight.

An MGM security guard also sued the fighter for $95,000 in damages after he was struck in the back by a can McGregor allegedly chucked.
Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor appears in court and is released on bail after being charged with assault and criminal mischief.