Prosecutors investigating the altercation between Conor McGregor and a fan outside of a Miami Beach nightclub has sought to have the charges against him reduced. He now faces a maximum of six years down from
McGregor had the degree of one felony charge lowered and the other converted to a misdemeanor. Police originally sought charges hours after the incident that would have carried a maximum of 20 years in prison.
“After reviewing the facts of the incident, the prosecutor realized that there wasn’t enough evidence to support the original felony charges,” former assistant U.S. Attorney David S. Weinstein told USA TODAY Sports.
Messages to McGregor’s attorney left by USA TODAY Sports were not immediately returned Friday.
The hearing is set for for April 10.
“Like his other arrest, his biggest problem is the effect that a conviction will have on his immigration status,” Weinstein said. “A conviction for this offense qualifies as an aggravated felony. It remains a privilege to enter the U.S. and not a right. So if there is a conviction, that will allow U.S. immigration authorities to prevent him from entering the U.S. on a visitor or work visa.”
McGregor was also arrested in April 2018 and faced multiple charges over to his attack on a bus before UFC 223 in Brooklyn. McGregor agreed to a plea deal last July as prosecutors dropped the two felony charges, as well as other charges in the case.
Last month, the New York Times reported that McGregor is the subject of an alleged sexual assault investigation in his native Dublin.
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