UFC exec on Conor McGregor melee: ‘We thought we were gonna die’

We thought the drama surrounding UFC 223 was over, and then Conor McGregor came along.

McGregor was in the headlines once again today for his most outrageous outburst to date – an all-out assault on a UFC transport van that left lightweight Michael Chiesa lacerated and women’s strawweight champ Rose Namajunas wanting to walk home instead of staying on the bus.

From all the video that poured in, it sure looked like a dramatic scene. But perhaps the most dramatic retelling of those tense seconds came from UFC executive Reed Harris.

At least one fighter isn’t buying that line.

No doubt, McGregor’s actions were reckless, scary and, as UFC President Dana White so plainly put it, “disgusting.” People were actually hurt by McGregor’s actions, including the UFC employee referenced by Harris who he said suffered a hand injury.

But did McGregor’s impression of an angry U-Haul employee rise to the level of near-death experience?

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