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Conor McGregor accused of 'taking it too far' with Bukayo Saka as new footage of UFC star at Arsenal emerges

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Published 11:46 3 Oct 2024 GMT+1

Conor McGregor accused of 'taking it too far' with Bukayo Saka as new footage of UFC star at Arsenal emerges

The UFC star was seen on the Emirates pitch after Arsenal's 2-0 win vs PSG

Luke Davies

Luke Davies

UFC star Conor McGregor has been accused of 'taking it too far' with Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka after footage emerged of the Irishman on the Emirates Stadium pitch with the Gunners player.

The former UFC double champion is never far from the spotlight despite not having fought in the octagon since his knockout defeat to Dustin Poirier in July 2021, a fight in which he suffered a broken leg.

Since then, despite seemingly having a fight booked in to face Michael Chandler this year, McGregor is still yet to return to competition having suffered injury during his training camp ahead of the bout.

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While in attendance at the Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois fight at Wembley two weeks ago, he gave a clue over his return, telling DAZN: “It will be 2025, we'll see. My opponent I had scheduled has got rematched.

"It is what it is. My job is to go to the gym, be in shape. One thing is for sure, I will be 100% ready."

On Tuesday evening, the 36-year-old was present at the Emirates for Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over PSG in the Champions League, as you can see in the video below.

Although the football was impressive, it was McGregor’s post-match antics that caught the attention of fans. The Irishman appeared to engage in a play-fight with Gunners winger Saka but in the eyes of some supporters, it appeared as if he had forgotten it was not a real bout.

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At one point, after putting together a few moves mimicking his exploits in the octagon, he struck the England man with a kick to the back of his leg, which caused Saka to step away before McGregor jokingly apologised to the 23-year-old.

The pair then shook hands and both seemed amused by their antics. Clips also emerged showing McGregor, Saka and Declan Rice passing the ball to one another on the Emirates turf.

Fans weighed in with their take on the clip with one saying: "Arteta's gonna have Khabib [Nurmagomedov] at every game from now on."

Another added: "Imagine he injured Saka by mistake."

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While a third said: "Conor's that one guy that always takes it too far with the play fighting."

Arsenal, who currently sit third in the Premier League, will have a fight of their own to contend with if they have hopes of finally pipping Manchester City to the title after finishing second in each of the last two seasons. Saka will once again be one of Mikel Arteta’s main men in their pursuit of silverware and has started the season in fine form, registering nine goal involvements – five goals and four assists – with his latest coming against the Parisians on Tuesday.

Featured Image Credit: BBC Match of the Day (X)

Topics: Conor McGregor, Bukayo Saka, Arsenal, UFC

Luke Davies
Luke Davies

Journalist with expertise covering football - both in England and abroad - as well as combat sports.

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