Conor McGregor Addresses After Fiery VMAs Confrontation, ‘I only fight real fighters’ calling Machine Gun Kelly a ‘Vanilla Boy Rapper’
Conor McGregor and Machine Gun Kelly were seen confronted with each other on the red carpet of the MTV Video Music Awards. As per McGregor, he does not know why the situation got out of control. McGregor said while talking to Entertainment Tonight,
Absolutely nothing happened. I don’t know. He showed up, and I don’t know. I don’t know the guy. Nothing happened with me, I only fight real fighters, people that actually fight, you know what I mean? I certainly don’t fight little vanilla boy rappers. I don’t even know the guy. I don’t know anything about him, except that he’s with Megan Fox.
Conor McGregor is throwing shade at Machine Gun Kelly. 😬 #VMAs https://t.co/FJ7v0Kowr4 pic.twitter.com/vtC7ca3oeY
— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) September 13, 2021
McGregor and Kelly exchanged some words
According to an eyewitness, MGK denied McGregor for a photo and pushed him too. As a result, the MMA star threw a punch at the musician.
However, MGK and her girlfriend, Megan fox, left the red carpet to not pose for photos. But they returned to the red carpet after some time when McGregor left the carpet.
Kelly smashed a guitar onstage after the reported tussle
Machine Gun Kelly started the night by getting into a reported brawl on the red carpet with a UFC fighter and ended it by smashing a guitar onstage.
Surprisingly, Kelly’s girlfriend and popular Hollywood actress, Megan Fox, called him a ‘future babydaddy’. As per TMZ and People, the reported tussle between McGregor and Kelly started when the former refused the latter for a photo.
However, McGregor’s spokesperson issued an statement indicating McGregor did not ask for a picture and he does not know MGK.
Conor McGregor’s spokesperson issued a statement on McGregor’s “incident” with Machine Gun Kelly at the VMAs.
(via @marc_raimondi) pic.twitter.com/PMiKc12MH3
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 13, 2021
Furthermore, Kelly did not respond adequately to an interviewer during the evening when asked about the brawl with McGregor,
Machine Gun Kelly wouldn’t talk about his scuffle with UFC Champ Conor McGregor before the #VMAs. https://t.co/UB8wjdnhBs pic.twitter.com/ZJbaRYJJD5
— Variety (@Variety) September 13, 2021
As per one VMAs attendee, Kelly pushed McGregor first and then McGregor tossed a drink at Kelly and Fox.
Conor McGregor throws a drink at MGK on the red carpet (via ig:laurademytrk) pic.twitter.com/H0naCNbMta
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) September 13, 2021
Another user tweeted the same thing saying Kelly pushed Conor first before getting into a heated exchange.
MGK made it physical by pushing Conor, a man who is currently using a cane. But as usual Conor is somehow made out to be the bad guy by so many people on twitter pic.twitter.com/U1A7XPy6xx
— Sobervated Conor 🥃 (Fan of Conor McGregor) (@SobervatedConor) September 13, 2021
The former UFC champion was seen alongside his girlfriend Dee Devlin during the MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Centre in New York. McGregor also presented the award to Justin Bieber while MGK attended the ceremony along with his girlfriend and actress, Megan Fox.