A video of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) star Conor McGregor spitting on a man’s face while he was in a casino in Las Vegas has gone viral on social media.
The incident reportedly took place at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas as McGregor was walking along with his team. The man, who seemed to support Khabib Nurmagomedov, chanted “Let’s go Khabib”, which made McGregor furious. McGregor then walked up to the man and spat on his face, and confronted him, saying: “I spit in your face, and what did you do? Nothing!"
McGregor spits in Nurmagomedov fan’s face
The man took a few seconds before he seemingly learnt from his mistake. According to a report in USA Today, there’s no clarity on the source of the original video or the timeline.
UFC star Conor McGregor spit in a guy's face at Wynn after he yelled "Let's go Khabib!"
— Las Vegas Locally 🌴 (@LasVegasLocally) February 3, 2025
Technically a crime (battery) under Nevada law. pic.twitter.com/weHD4Vr3Yz
McGregor and Khabib have been at loggerheads for quite a while now. The duo’s rivalry was renewed after Ireland’s Paul Hughes took on Usman Nurmagomedov in a fight.
Usman is a cousin of Khabib and trains under the latter. Usman currently has a 19-0 win-loss record and defeated Hughes in the Professional Fighters League (PFL) card fight in Dubai to win the Bellator title. Conor McGregor last fought in the UFC when he took on Dustin Poirier in 2021. He lost that fight and sustained a horrific leg injury.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsMcGregor was to return to UFC last year against Michael Chandler but that was cancelled after the former suffered a toe injury. McGregor was also scheduled to fight Logan Paul in an exhibition match in Mumbai this year, but was eventually called off .
Dana White, the UFC CEO, recently said that there was no certainty on the 36-year-old’s return. “Conor? I’m not sure when Conor will be back," he said.


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