UFC ANNOUNCER BRUCE Buffer has condemned Conor McGregor for the events in Brooklyn which led to the now-former lightweight champion’s arrest.
The ‘Veteran Voice of the Octagon’, half-brother of Hall-of-Fame boxing MC Michael Buffer, told TMZ that McGregor’s rampage through Barclays Center had cast a shadow over decades’ worth of work by the organisation to gain credibility among the masses.
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Buffer also chastised anyone who attempted to justify McGregor’s attack on a bus containing several fellow fighters, leaving two – lightweight Michael Chiesa and flyweight Ray Borg – injured and unable to fight at UFC 223 on Saturday.
“[You'd] never think anything like this could ever happen,” Buffer said.
In my 22-plus years of being in the UFC and doing everything I can in my life to build this great brand and to support this fantastic sport… It’s like you shit on all of us with that one move.
“That’s not what we’re about. Perception is reality out there. I don’t understand how anybody could condone that kind of behaviour, and if they do, then obviously they will be willing to do that kind of behaviour.
“As a whole, everyone has their own personal reaction, but I think it’s total disgust.
“I don’t care who they are. Anybody that justifies that has a problem,” he added. “I could say something else right now, and I want to say it, but I’m telling you right now: They have a problem. I’m being very polite.
We’ll see how it all pans out. There’s no excuse for it. It’s an insult. It’s disgusting. I mean, that’s not what we’re about… This is something that occurred with one individual. It’s separate from who we are.
McGregor faces two felony charges for criminal mischief as well as 10 misdemeanors. According to New York sentencing guidelines, the two felonies could be punishable by up to 11 years in prison.
However, three former New York prosecutors recently indicated to USA Today that ‘The Notorious’ Dubliner is likely to avoid jail time when he attends court on 14 June.
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'Like he sh** on all of us': Buffer slams McGregor's 'insulting' Brooklyn antics
UFC ANNOUNCER BRUCE Buffer has condemned Conor McGregor for the events in Brooklyn which led to the now-former lightweight champion’s arrest.
The ‘Veteran Voice of the Octagon’, half-brother of Hall-of-Fame boxing MC Michael Buffer, told TMZ that McGregor’s rampage through Barclays Center had cast a shadow over decades’ worth of work by the organisation to gain credibility among the masses.
Buffer also chastised anyone who attempted to justify McGregor’s attack on a bus containing several fellow fighters, leaving two – lightweight Michael Chiesa and flyweight Ray Borg – injured and unable to fight at UFC 223 on Saturday.
“[You'd] never think anything like this could ever happen,” Buffer said.
“That’s not what we’re about. Perception is reality out there. I don’t understand how anybody could condone that kind of behaviour, and if they do, then obviously they will be willing to do that kind of behaviour.
“As a whole, everyone has their own personal reaction, but I think it’s total disgust.
“I don’t care who they are. Anybody that justifies that has a problem,” he added. “I could say something else right now, and I want to say it, but I’m telling you right now: They have a problem. I’m being very polite.
McGregor faces two felony charges for criminal mischief as well as 10 misdemeanors. According to New York sentencing guidelines, the two felonies could be punishable by up to 11 years in prison.
However, three former New York prosecutors recently indicated to USA Today that ‘The Notorious’ Dubliner is likely to avoid jail time when he attends court on 14 June.
‘There was glass all over my back. I didn’t know if it was a terrorist… I didn’t know it was McGregor’
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