This week has been filled with wild speculation and multiple reports of Conor McGregor’s seemingly very real run in with the Irish Drug Cartel known as the Kinahan gang. Now, Conor McGregor’s father has released a statement, and he assures fight fans that Conor isn’t in any danger.
Last Sunday night, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor reportedly struck a cartel member inside a Dublin pub. This sent a shockwave through the world of social media, as many witnesses posted their reports of what they saw on-line. Police would later talk to the media and reveal that there was actually an earlier incident between Conor and the Kinahan gang. However, an investigation wasn’t started, since no complaints were filed.
Conor took to social media, with a cryptic video confirming he was the celebrity named in the international media reports. And MMAImports found an anonymous source to go on record and explain the incidents.
Crime experts have weighed in this week, stating McGregor’s life was in serious danger. Brendan Schaub revealed a rumor about a $900k hit out on McGregor, and he wasn’t the first to drop that number.
Thursday morning Conor showed up in Irish courts, and with the media in attendance told the Irish Cartel to, ‘Come and get me.” (Video above)
However, despite all these occurrences, Conor’s father, Tony McGregor, refutes every bit of information, saying none of it is true, and that Conor is in absolutely no risk of danger.
Taking to the Irish Mirror, Mr. McGregor stated,
“That’s all nonsense. Absolute nonsense. It’s an absolute nonsense story.”
“It’s grown legs and it’s getting that ridiculous – it’s become funny. We have nothing to fear here whatsoever. There’s no one after us for anything. We’re a law-abiding family and we’ve stayed a law-abiding family.”
“Guards have no reason to be in touch. Why would they?”
“We’re all just settling down for Christmas now. I’ve just got the grandson’s presents in today, they just came in from America. I’ll be wrapping them, putting them under the tree for the big day. That’s it.”
Who do you believe?
Earlier this week, MMAImports was the first media outlet to get a party close to the incidents to break their silence on the matter. Though speaking in anonymity, this is what they told us about the situation with Conor McGregor.
“The guy Conor punched at the Black Forge Inn is named Ryan,” said the anonymous insider. “Ryan has two very important friends around here in two brothers named the Timmins brothers.”
“The Timmins brothers have been messing with Conor’s longtime friend named Andy, Andy is also involved with the Kinahan gang too,” he continued.
“A lot of people don’t know this, and no one is really talking about it, but Conor already had a run-in with the Timmins brothers a couple of weeks ago, and he beat them both up pretty handily, over his loyalty to Andy. Andy was present for this first incident, and well [pauses], I say it was a beating, but it wasn’t like he hospitalized the brothers or anything. Andy was involved in the scuffle too. They won, the Timmins lost, but it wasn’t really bad.
“So back to Sunday night, Ryan was at the pub and he was talking shit and defending the Timmins brothers, and that’s why Conor beat him up too, on Sunday night.
“While scuffling with Ryan, Conor also hit the father of Graham Whelan. Now, Whelan has a reputation. He’s supposedly a hitman for the Kinahan gang and not someone to be taken lightly.
“Are you following this, because I’m only going to say it once,” our insider said.
“This shit’s crazy. So, Conor is beating up Kinahan gang members, in defense of his friend Andy who is also affiliated with Kinahan.
“That’s really Conor’s saving grace, because these issues are not going to divide the Kinahan gang. They’re too strong of an organization for that. And though Conor is fighting with Kinahan guys, he’s doing it for Andy, a Kinahan guy.
“Now, it is possible that Graham will not be able to let Conor’s assault of his dad go without some sort of payment. And though it appears as if Conor struck Graham’s dad by accident, Graham has a reputation for just not giving a fuck, and could try some recourse.
“But will Graham pull rank and try to go after Conor? I don’t know. From what I know, if anyone is going to make Conor pay for what is going on, it won’t be Graham, it will be Graham’s boss, and it will likely involve money and not much else.”
“Conor is pretty loved around here, so it’s hard to say what’s next. But, that’s the story. That’s all I know.”
The above statements from veteran criminal reporter Paul William’s came via a radio show called Newstalk Breakfast, from Wednesday morning’s broadcast.
