It appears that Conor McGregor may be avoiding serious jail time as long as he can make it to court.
TMZ reports that attorneys for McGregor are in the fine stages of negotiating a plea deal in the bus attack incident that injured 3 fighters at UFC 223.
We’ve learned Conor’s lawyer is in the final stages of negotiating a plea deal in his felony mischief case … the case that was filed after the UFC champ unleashed his fury by hurling a dolly into a UFC bus, injuring 3 fighters. His target was UFC rival Khabib Nurmagomedov, who was not hurt.
Conor was charged with one count of felony criminal mischief and 3 counts of misdemeanor assault.
Sources familiar with the deal tell us, prosecutors have agreed to reduce the felony to a misdemeanor. That’s hugely significant because a felony involving violence could trigger permanent deportation from the U.S.
According to the report, Dana White now has wiggle room in deciding McGregor fate in the UFC instead of banning him. If convicted on all charges McGregor faced a sentence of up to 7 years.
For video of the original incident where McGregor threw a dolly at a bus, shattering windows and injuring athletes inside, flip the pages.
