NEW YORK — Conor McGregor has given up energy drink cans and going bigger: chairs.
The UFC featherweight champion grabbed the one he was sitting on at Thursday's UFC 205 pre-fight press conference here at Madison Square Garden and looked to toss it in the direction of his opponent Eddie Alvarez. Alvarez picked up his chair and dropped it behind McGregor after a verbal back and forth, igniting "The Notorious."
UFC president Dana White grabbed McGregor in a bear hug and pushed him away. A security guard then swooped in and dragged the brash Irishman off stage.