UFC star Conor McGregor arrested in Florida

By The Newsroom
Published 12th Mar 2019, 06:50 BST
Updated 12th Mar 2019, 08:02 BST
Conor McGregor.Conor McGregor.
Conor McGregor.
Mixed martial artist Conor McGregor has been charged with robbery in the US after allegedly stamping on a fan’s mobile phone.

Miami Beach Police said the Irish fighter slapped the victim’s phone out of his hands and “stomped on it several times” after the man attempted to take a picture of the MMA star.

The report added: “The defendant then picked up the victim’s phone and walked away with it.”

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The alleged victim, a 22-year-old from Slough, said the phone was worth around 1,000 US dollars (£755).

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McGregor has been charged with “strong-arm robbery and criminal mischief” after the incident outside the Fontainebleau Hotel on March 11.

It comes after the 30-year-old fighter had a brush with the law in the US over a violent incident at a UFC event.