Earlier this month, Conor McGregor madea a surprising return to the cage when he jumped the fence in celebration after his friend Charlie Ward’s victory over John Redmond at Bellator 187. Then, after he was told to exit the cage, McGregor got into an altercation with referee Marc Goddard which involved McGregor shoving the referee.
McGregor would later issue an apology for the incident and the conversation then turned to what, if any, action would be taken by the UFC against McGregor. One of McGregor’s biggest rivals, perhaps surprisingly, defended the lightweight champion, but for one of the Irish superstars rivals who still has designs on fighting McGregor one day, the decision is clear: the UFC must “humble” McGregor for attacking a referee.