A UFC fighter has filed a lawsuit claiming Conor McGregor’s attack with a dolly on a bus at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in April was a publicity stunt.
The plaintiff, Michael Chiesa, was injured during the Irish fighter’s bus attack at UFC 223 media day and was subsequently unable to fight in the event.
Chiesa, who has previously sued McGregor for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, is going after his fellow fighter under a New York statute called the Son of Sam law that bars people from profiting from criminal activity.
The lawsuit argues the dolly incident drove up interest in McGregor’s upcoming fight at UFC 229 against Khabib Nurmagomedov and boosted sales of his whiskey brand. Under the law, those profits should be handed over Chiesa.
Per the lawsuit:“By his own admission, [McGregor] engaged in the aforementioned conduct and acts with the premeditated intent and purpose of inflicting severe personal injuries and/or murdering Nurmagomedov, and sought to promote his brand and profit from his criminal activity.”
If he is able to prove his case, it’s going to be a profitable one for Chiesa as McGregor may have made as much as $50 million for fighting Nurmagomedov and that’s not even accounting for profits he’s made selling his whiskey.
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