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Conor McGregor lands a kick during his defeat of Nate Diaz at UFC 202 in August. Tom Hogan/INPHO
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Conor McGregor's response to $150,000 fine: 'Good luck trying to get it'

McGregor was sanctioned earlier this week by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

DESPITE HAVING HAD his last four fights in Las Vegas, Conor McGregor says he won’t be fighting there again for the foreseeable future after the UFC featherweight champion was hit with a $150,000 fine by the Nevada State Athletic Commission earlier this week.

McGregor is unhappy about the severity of the punishment — which also includes 50 hours of community service — that was handed down to him as a result of his role in a fracas at a press conference prior to his victory over Nate Diaz in August.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, McGregor backed up comments made by UFC president Dana White on Wednesday. White claimed that the fine has turned McGregor off the idea of fighting in Vegas again. The Dubliner is currently preparing to face UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in New York on 12 November.

“I don’t see Nevada in my future; for the foreseeable future is how I see it,” McGregor said. “I’m free to do what I want. I’m good. I’m good. New York, New York. That’s what I think.”

At a hearing on Monday, McGregor — over the phone — was co-operative as he apologised for his actions and made it clear that he would accept any punishment that came his way. However, the 28-year-old Dubliner now doesn’t sound like he’s too keen to part with the $150,000, which amounted to 5% of his disclosed purse for the fight.

McGregor said: “I’m not trying to blame nobody, although they fired the rounds off first. I didn’t think they would even go that route because I didn’t think this was like a real thing.

“Are they going to come and arrest me or what the fuck is that? I wanted to give them the respect and I felt they would have respected that but they didn’t. So, whatever. It is what it is. Good luck trying to get it.”

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