Conor McGregor’s entanglements with the Nevada Athletic Commission aren’t close to over, it seems. On Wednesday, a story that had been brewing for a few weeks finally broke, as MMAJunkie was the first to report that the UFC Lightweight champion has filed for judicial review of his fines for throwing water bottles and energy drink cans at a UFC 202 media event. McGregor filed the case in Clark County Court and it’s been assigned Case Number A-16-746906-J as well as Cross-Reference Case Number: A746906).
McGregor got into a bottle throwing battle with Nate Diaz and his entourage during the fight week press conference for UFC 202 in Las Vegas. A contrite McGregor getting fined $75,000 in addition to having to do 50 hours of community service and shoot an anti-bullying public service announcement, which the commission valued as being worth another $75,000. The Nevada State Attorney General’s recommendation to the commission had been $25,000 and 25 hours, but it was raised at the suggestion of now-exiting commissioner Pat Lundvall
