{"id":2627,"date":"2018-08-03T18:52:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T23:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2627"},"modified":"2018-08-04T08:55:59","modified_gmt":"2018-08-04T13:55:59","slug":"mcgregor-to-make-ufc-return-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2627","title":{"rendered":"McGregor to Make UFC Return in October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ConorMcGregorArmsOutstretched_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ConorMcGregorArmsOutstretched_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ConorMcGregorArmsOutstretched_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Conor McGregor will take on undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in Las Vegas in October.<\/p>\n<p>The fight on October 6 marks the Dubliner&#8217;s return to the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>A feud between Nurmagomedov and McGregor&#8217;s associate Artem Lobov led to McGregor hurling a dolly at a bus that was transporting several fighters after a scheduled media day, including Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n<p>Two other fighters were injured by shattered glass and forced to withdraw from UFC 223.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor was charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief.<\/p>\n<p>He agreed to a plea deal with the state of New York last week, resulting in no jail time and no criminal record.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-2627\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2627&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-2627\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2627&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-2627\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2627&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2627\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor will take on undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in Las Vegas in October. 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