Conor McGregor was caught on camera using a homophobic slur in a conversation with teammate Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night Night 118 in Gdansk, Poland on Saturday afternoon.
McGregor, the UFC lightweight champion and MMA’s biggest star, talked to “The Russian Hammer” backstage after Lobov’s dominant loss to featherweight Andre Fili at the event, showing support for his SBG Ireland training partner. But while doing so, “The Notorious” used the word “f-gg-t” three times — presumably referring to Lobov’s opponent — as shown in two clips below. (The first video was uploaded by BT Sport UFC’s Twitter account but promptly deleted.