13 August 2023 , 16:29
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Members of Conor McGregor 's entourage were involved in a tussle with security at Anthony Joshua 's fight on Saturday night.
UFC legend McGregor flew over to London to be ringside for Joshua's brutal knockout win against Robert Helenius at The O2 Arena. The Irishman's Forged Irish Stout was one of the many sponsors of the event and McGregor walked to his seat alongside two of his own ring girls, both dressed in apparel to promote his drink.
Moments after McGregor took his seat, a tussle broke out with members of his team and Matchroom Boxing's security. There seemed to be confusion as to who was joining McGregor at ringside, with the former two-weight world champion being accompanied by female boxer Ebanie Bridges as well as his ring girls.
Security was taking extra precautions to make sure anyone without ringside access didn't join McGregor when he walked to his seat. In doing so, McGregor's longtime boxing Phil Sutcliffe was mistakenly left behind as he was unable to get to his assigned seat next to the Irishman.
After a bit of argy-bargy, cooler heads prevailed and the issue was resolved as Sutcliffe and other members of McGregor's crew made it to their seats.
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Some of McGregor's entourage were mistakenly held backMatchroom Boxing boss Eddie Hearn said of the situation: "I'm not aware, I know earlier on the night I saw something but nothing major.
"I think obviously when you travel in big numbers... our security is doing a job to make sure certain people get ringside but I don't believe it was anything of any note. I haven't heard anything from the team but obviously we'll have a de-brief on Sunday."
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The brief tussle delayed Gerald Washington's walkout against Derek Chisora as he waited onstage for the fracas to die down. Washington did eventually make the walk but he was eventually beaten by decision by Chisora. McGregor watched on closely from ringside for the chief support and main event as he was happy to see Joshua pick up his second win on the bounce.
"Greatness don't rush. Joshua took his time, he landed a big heavy shot, I'm just happy Helenius got up. The fans should be grateful for the Finnish coming in, last minute replacement, no fear he gave a great performance, did himself proud and his team and I'm happy to see him get up. Big congrats to AJ, big congrats to Eddie, big congrats Forged Irish Stout," he said.