At a press conference in Moscow last week former UFC champion Conor McGregor made controversial statements about Dagestan; a Russian republic in the North Caucasus region which is home to UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. According to reports in Russia this has lead to beefed up security around the Irishman.
Russian news agency Sputnik, which is sometimes described as a pro-Russian propaganda network, reported that there was increased security at the Ritz Carlton hotel in central Moscow where McGregor was staying.
That outlet reported that the security increase happened as the hotel became surrounded by a “large group of Russian men, presumably hailing from .