Irish UFC superstar Conor McGregor has been getting himself in a bit of bother lately. According to a number of reports surfacing online, ‘The Notorious’ has a contract out on his head…
Earlier this week, news broke that Conor McGregor had been involved in a late-night fist fight in Ireland. When the story first emerged, it was no doubt shocking but had more levels than we first anticipated.
According to the Independent.ie, one of the men McGregor had slapped around was a known crime family relative. According to multiple eyewitness accounts, McGregor had boxed up Graham Whelan’s Dad.
Whelan, also known as ‘The Wig,’ has strong alleged ties to the Kinehan gang. Known for their presence as the ‘biggest drug traffickers in Europe,’ the clan has a reputation for being ruthless and violent.
Late last night we heard from Irish crime reporter Paul Williams. Claiming McGregor could be in ‘very serious danger,’ Williams said a violent backlash would not be surprising.
And Deeper We Go
Today the news focuses on numerous reports that McGregor has a price on his head. UFC commentator Joe Rogan and former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub discuss the news, and there’s an inside interview courtesy of MMAImports too.
First, Rogan and Schaub’s take on the madness:
“People that I know in Dublin, and are blowing me up are saying, it’s real and Conor is in a bit of trouble…They’re saying there’s a hit out on Conor for 900 grand.”
Inside Details
According to the source speaking to MAM Imports, there’s more to this story than meets the eye:
“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.”
@TheMMABible @TheNotoriousMMA This 1 is defo not ending well. Conor reminding me of Pac in his final days. pic.twitter.com/YgcBtOUBS0
— Gaz (@agaz996) November 27, 2017
“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.
“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.”
