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Video – Conor McGregor details cleaning Brooklyn church as part of community service for 2018 bus attack

Conor McGregorConor McGregor shared details on the time he spent cleaning a Brooklyn church as part of his community service for the infamous dolly incident. In April 2018, The Irishman alongside multiple members of his entourage, stormed a bus carrying multiple fighters shortly after a UFC 223 media event. Thinking then-lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was in […]

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Conor McGregor shared details on the time he spent cleaning a Brooklyn church as part of his community service for the infamous dolly incident.

In April 2018, The Irishman alongside multiple members of his entourage, stormed a bus carrying multiple fighters shortly after a UFC 223 media event. Thinking then-lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was in the vehicle, McGregor launched a dolly into one of the windows, shattering glass and injuring multiple athletes on board. As a result, McGregor was charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief. After striking a plea deal, he was sentenced to five days of community service and was required to take anger management classes.

Nearly a year later, Conor McGregor met the terms of his sentence, sweeping floors at a church in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Speaking about the experience in his recently-released Netflix documentary, ‘The Notorious’ appeared to spin the otherwise mundane task into a wholly positive experience.

“I’m coming across mad stuff in this church, just things on the wall,” McGregor said. I’ve just had the trippiest bleeding buzz of my life in there with that reverend, never experienced anything like that in my life. It’s just a mad buzz being around people that talk that way and think that way out loud, people who constantly push to be that way and think out loud.”

Conor McGregor’s Community Service Allowed Him to Step Away From the Chaos

Clive Neil Sr, the pastor at Bedford Central Church where Conor McGregor served his community service, revealed some of the chores that the former two-division world champion completed while speaking to the New York Times.

“He was doing physical work; vacuuming, mopping, moving boxes, moving supplies, putting out the garbage, and so forth. He was quite patient in rubbing down the brass, polishing with spray and a cloth. He has enough strength in his muscles to do that,” Neil said.

The opportunity to take a step back from the life of a high-profile combat sports superstar seems to have served Conor McGregor well, allowing him to put things into perspective. The Irishman even admitted being a little sad to see his time at the church end.

“In a chaotic life for me, it’s been a welcome escape to come here, somewhere calm, and feed off the positive energy that comes off yourself and the people here. It made me focus in on the hard work that I have ahead of me and I’m very excited by that. This has been really good, I’m a little bit sad I have to go.”

Conor McGregor ‘Worth Every Bit Of Trouble’ According To Dana White

Dana White says Conor McGregor ‘worth every bit of trouble’ heading into UFC 229.

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UFC President Dana White says Conor McGregor ‘worth every bit of trouble’ heading into UFC 229.

McGregor and White have quite the chummy relationship. Whatever the Irishman does somehow turns out in his favor. Even the now infamous bus attack where McGregor hurled a dolly breaking a bus is being used a PR heading into UFC 229.

I guess when you are the biggest star the sport has ever seen and arguably the most recognizable celebrity on the planet you get away with those things. At least that’s how White sees it.

“Conor works very well with us. We’ve worked very well with him. There are obviously certain things you have to deal with, with a Conor McGregor,” White told ESPN’s “Get Up”.

Many fans and media members alike were surprised when McGregor received a slap on the hand for storming Barclays Center earlier this year. As a direct result of his actions fighter’s lost paydays, mental stress, hospital bills, and fellow lightweight Michael Chiesa is taking McGregor to court.

White never punished McGregor despite some harsh words immediately following the bus attack. However, Conor did receive community service and mandated anger management classes as part of a plea deal his lawyer struck.

Regardless, White isn’t understating the severity of that infamous day.

“For example, the New York thing. The fact that he thought he could come here and have this beef with Khabib in the middle of New York City and the way that it was done, that’s obviously the craziest thing,” White said.

It’s fair to say that White really doesn’t have any issue working with Conor going forward. So long as ‘typical’ Conor shows up. White seems content to keep cashing those PPV checks.

UFC 229 takes place Saturday, October 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Conor McGregor Claims Khabib Is To Blame For New York Bus Attack

Conor McGregor claims it’s actually Khabib Nurmagomedov who is responsible for his infamous New York bus attack in April. McGregor sounded off on the frightening scene that ultimately forced three fights off of April’s UFC 223. While the Irish megastar was jailed on assault charges, he says it was Nurmagomedov’s fault. Sounding off at today’s […]

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Conor McGregor claims it’s actually Khabib Nurmagomedov who is responsible for his infamous New York bus attack in April.

McGregor sounded off on the frightening scene that ultimately forced three fights off of April’s UFC 223. While the Irish megastar was jailed on assault charges, he says it was Nurmagomedov’s fault.

Sounding off at today’s UFC 229 Press Conference from New York City, McGregor said he spoke the truth when all he did was present himself for a fair fight at the Barclays Center last April.

When Khabib didn’t come out of the bus before UFC 223, he caused McGregor’s assault where he threw a metal dolly through a bus to happen:

“The truth. Because that’s all I talk. That all I talk, truth. Smash me, mate. Smash me! You say, “send location,” here he is right in front of ya. I’m right in front of ya! Did you not see me outside the bus, no? Did you not see outside in front of the f*****’ bus? I showed you may hands, no weapons. The first thing I showed up at this bus, I showed him my hands to let him know I come here unarmed, no weapons. No weapons, step off the bus. You talked a big game, now I’m here.

He done f*****’ nuthin. He sat and took a s*** on the bus. Hid and cowered behind f*****’ women and caused what happened to happen. So, that’s f*****’ that.”

Nurmagomedov often wondered why McGregor would not have simply gave him his location to fight him fair and square. To that, McGregor said he knew his location now and still did nothing:

“Here’s my location you little fool. Right in front of you. Do somethin’ about it! Yeah, you’ll do nothin’!

Saddle up, fight fans. It’s about to be a wild ride.

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