McGregor, surrounded by security guards, then turns around and approaches the man in question. The Irishman, 36, appears to spit in the man’s face, before saying: “I spit in your face, what do you do? Nothing. I spit in your face.” The Independent has approached McGregor and his management team for comment.

Conor McGregor has been involved in a sickening altercation after he was goaded by a fan over his rivalry with Khabib Nurmagomedov, with the Irishman spitting in the man's face before boasting about t

McGregor posted on social media to insult former opponent and fellow ex-UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, his family and his culture. The post included multiple racial epithets for Black people.