Arsenal investigate controversial case between Saka and Conor McGregor

An embarrassing joke after the team’s victory Arsenal about PSG, on the 1st, caused the English club to open an investigation. The unusual moment was a “fight” between the UFC star, Conor McGregor and player Bukayo Saka.

On his social networks, McGregor published a video hitting the ball with the English athlete. Afterwards, the former UFC champion “plays”, kicking, kneeing and trying to take down the Arsenal player.

According to The Times newspaper, the English club’s coach, Mikel Arteta, was concerned about the fighter’s action against one of his team’s main athletes. The fact led Arsenal to open an investigation into how the Irishman got to the pitch and had contact with the players.

Arsenal must change structure after McGregor case

The English club opened an investigation into the case and discovered that Conor McGregor had access to the pitch through the players’ tunnelin addition to having entered other sectors of the stadium without being blocked by security guards.

Conor McGregor is looking forward to his return to the UFC

Away from the Octagon since 2021, when he was injured in a confrontation with Dustin Poirier, Conor McGregor is expected to return to the UFC in 2025. The expectation was that he would return in June to face Michael Chandler, but a new injury caused his return to be postponed .

The tendency is for McGregor to only return in 2025. In a recent interview, the Irishman mentioned the possibilities of facing Dustin Poirier for the fourth time or a trilogy with Nate Diaz.