PHOTO FILE: July 10, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Conor McGregor reacts after his injury to Dustin Poirier during UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena. Required credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA Sports TODAY
Former UFC two-weight champion Conor McGregor has been arrested for “alleged road traffic violations” in Dublin, his spokesman told Reuters on Thursday.
“Mr McGregor was driving to the gym when he was stopped by Gardai (Irish police force) for an alleged road traffic violation,” a spokesman told Reuters in an email.
“He passed the drug and alcohol tests carried out at the station.”
The Irish Independent reports that McGregor’s car was seized after he was arrested on Tuesday night but was later returned to him.
McGregor was taken to the police station, where he was later charged and released on bail, the report added. The 33-year-old will appear in court next month.
McGregor lost to Dustin Poirier In his last game in July 2021, he broke his leg and required surgery.
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