Conor McGregor’s legal troubles are not over just yet.
A lawsuit has been filed against McGregor for his role in the infamous bus attack in Brooklyn, New York.
Fellow UFC lightweight Michael Chiesa is the first of the fighters who were on the coach which was attacked by McGregor and a group of his friends in April to open legal proceedings against the Irishman.
TMZ reports that Chiesa, who was pulled from his scheduled fight with Anthony Pettis at UFC 223 because of cuts sustained by the broken glass caused by McGregor’s thrown dolly, is seeking damages from the divisive Dubliner.
Chiesa eventually fought Pettis at a rescheduled bout in June and fell to a submission defeat.
Chiesa is now suing McGregor and has claimed that the former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion caused him “severe emotional distress, mental trauma and/or bodily harm.”
During the summer, ahead of UFC 226, Chiesa spoke about McGregor’s actions costing him a title shot against Khabib Nurmagomedov after Tony Ferguson then Max Hollway fell by the wayside. He said:
“I don’t really got a lot to say to the guy (McGregor). I lost a title shot. You know what I mean? I have proof. I was the highest ranked guy on the card, I would have stepped in to fight Khabib at the drop of a dime. I’ve always loved a fight with Khabib. Bless his heart, he’s a cool ass guy. But this is a sport, and I’ve always liked the way I matched up against him, and I got f**ked out of that opportunity.”
The Barclay’s Centre is also involved in the suit, with Chiesa claiming that the venue’s staff failed “to engage in proper security measures to protect the plaintiff and other patrons.”
McGregor was charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief after he turned himself into New York Police Department custody following the well-documented melee, the footage of which is now being used to promote his upcoming 155lbs title fight against the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov, who was also on the coach.
McGregor negotiated a plea deal which saw him avoid jail-time. The 30-year-old was ordered to complete five days of community service.
