Matt Serra's take on Conor McGregor's Bellator 187 incident? 'Man, (expletive) that dude'

If you thought the news cycle was over for the Conor McGregor incident in Dublin this past weekend just because Colby Covington and Fabricio Werdum had an open-weight boomerang fight, think again.

By now, you no doubt have heard about and seen McGregor jump the fence to go into the cage at Bellator 187 in Ireland to celebrate with teammate Charlie Ward.

Thanks to some confusion, according to referee Marc Goddard’s explanation, an irate McGregor ultimately went after Goddard and put a hand on him. Videos on social media also show McGregor taking a slap at another event official who told McGregor to get off the cage.

McGregor issued an apology. Goddard issued multiple statements. A commission representative called McGregor’s actions “assault.” The UFC condemned his behavior, though there’s been no word of whether he’ll get an official punishment. (He was not a licensed cornerman at the Bellator event.)

But on the latest episode of the “UFC Unfiltered” podcast with hosts Jim Norton and Matt Serra, the incident was brought up – and former welterweight champion Serra didn’t mince words.

“The point is this: He makes it about himself,” Serra said. “He doesn’t make it about his friends. He’s not doing that to support his friends … Dude – you’re an attention whore. That’s not respectful to your fighter. And what about him jumping on the cage and smacking the official?

“If I did that, if anybody did that, they’d be called a (expletive) asshole. How does this guy get a pass? … He’s acting like a (expletive) asshole.”

The Irishman may be the biggest draw in MMA history, and is coming off a megafight boxing match with Floyd Maywather in August.

He hasn’t competed in MMA in more than a year, since becoming the first concurrent two-division champ in UFC history when he won the lightweight title against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden. After that, his featherweight title was stripped, leaving him to focus on lightweight – but he hasn’t defended that belt yet. He didn’t defend his featherweight title, either, choosing instead to fight Nate Diaz at welterweight, then rematch him after being submitted.

Serra believes McGregor can get away with antics like what went down in DUblin because of the star power he brings to the table.

“I just think it’s (expletive) silly that people are like, ‘Ahh, well, that’s Conor, he’s bigger than life!’ He’s allowed to smack somebody? Man, (expletive) that dude. I don’t give a (expletive).”

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