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Attorney: Conor McGregor ‘pledges his full cooperation’ in robbery case

Shelved UFC lightweight contender Conor McGregor made the headlines on Monday for another run-in with the law. “The Notorious” was arrested in Florida and subsequently charged with strong-arm robbery and misdemeanor criminal mischief after allegedly smashing a fan’s phone outside a Miami Beach hotel.

According to reports, McGregor was in South Beach celebrating his mother’s 60th birthday when the incident took place. The alleged victim, Ahmed Abdirzak of England, was said to be taking a photo of McGregor with his phone, which the former UFC champion was not pleased about.

It was then when McGregor supposedly slapped the phone out of Abdirzak’s hand to the floor, stomped on it a few times, picked it up and walked away with it.