Report: Conor McGregor’s alleged DMs to Megan Fox ignited VMA tussle with Machine Gun Kelly

Conor McGregor went on to do usual Conor McGregor things on Sunday night at the MTV VMAs in New York City. “The Notorious” got…

By: Milan Ordoñez | 2 years ago
Report: Conor McGregor’s alleged DMs to Megan Fox ignited VMA tussle with Machine Gun Kelly
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Conor McGregor went on to do usual Conor McGregor things on Sunday night at the MTV VMAs in New York City. “The Notorious” got into a tussle with rapper Machine Gun Kelly on the red carpet, an incident that instantly went viral.

The videos that first made the rounds didn’t tell much of a story on why things escalated the way they did. But according to initial reports, it was because Kelly denied McGregor a request for a photo op.

On Monday night, new details have emerged. According to Extra host Billy Bush, the incident was ignited by McGregor’s alleged DMs to Kelly’s girlfriend, Megan Fox.

As we all know, this same DM issue arose before UFC 264, when McGregor posted a screenshot of a supposed private message from Dustin Poirier’s wife Jolie.

This attempt at gamesmanship blew up in his face, as people began calling him a “Jake Paul wannabe.” UFC president Dana White, who was usually tolerant towards the Irishman’s antics, also showed disapproval towards these actions.

For his part, McGregor denied the incident saying it was “just rumors,” despite photo and video evidence. According to him, he only fights “real fighters,” and not “little Vanilla Ice white rappers.”

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Milan Ordoñez
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Milan Ordoñez has been covering combat sports since 2012 and has been part of the Bloody Elbow staff since 2016. He’s also competed in amateur mixed martial arts and submission grappling tournaments.

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