Conor McGregor is in trouble with the law in his native Ireland.
The UFC star was arrested in Dublin on Tuesday night for alleged dangerous driving, the Irish Independent reports.
According to the report, McGregor’s Bentley was seized by police, though it was eventually returned.
McGregor was released on bail.
The fighter’s spokesperson Karen Kessler said McGregor was stopped by authorities for “alleged road traffic violations.”
“Mr. McGregor was driving to the gym when he was stopped by Gardai for alleged road traffic violations. He passed the drug and alcohol tests taken at the station,” Kessler said, according to ESPN.
If convicted, McGregor could face a fine of over $6,600, up to six months in prison — or both.
Conor McGregor had his Bentley seized after his arrest. thenotoriousmma/InstagramIn 2017, he was fined over $500 by the same court for speeding.
According to Forbes, McGregor was the highest earning athlete in the world last year, bringing in $180 million. More than 80 percent of that revenue came when McGregor sold his majority stake in his whiskey brand, Proper No. Twelve.
Any prison sentence, if it came to that, would be far more significant than a fine.
McGregor, 33, has been in trouble with the law several times, though he’s thus far always escaped without serious ramifications.
Conor McGregor at Bellator 275 in Dublin on Feb. 25, 2022. David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty ImagesIn 2018, he was charged with assault and criminal mischief in New York after he went on a rampage at an event in Brooklyn promoting a UFC fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Max Holloway. In 2019, he was arrested for smashing a fan’s phone in Miami Beach. In a separate incident, video emerged of him punching an old man at a bar in Ireland for refusing to drink his whiskey. In 2020, he was accused of attempted sexual assault in Corsica. Last year, he was accused of punching Italian DJ Francesco Facchinetti in Rome.
McGregor fought twice in UFC last year. Both fights were losses to Dustin Poirier. In the second fight, McGregor suffered a broken leg.






