Conor McGregor has set the record straight.
The Irish mixed martial artist has insisted that he did not come to blows with Machine Gun Kelly at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards... despite photos and videos showing him appearing to lunge at and throw a drink over the American rapper, leading the security separating the two.
The 33-year-old said in an interview with Entertainment Tonight that "absolutely nothing" happened on Sunday night (September 12) between him and Kelly.
"Absolutely nothing. I don’t know. He showed up, and I don’t know. I don’t know the guy," McGregor told the publication.
"Nothing happened with me, I only fight real fighters, people that actually fight, you know what I mean," he continued. "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."
Ouch, that's quite a burn.
Check out footage of the incident below:As reported by TMZ, the 33-year-old UFC icon approached the 31-year-old rapper on the red carpet, with sources telling the outlet that the UFC star wanted to meet chart topper.
According to a source, the Irish fighter "stuck his hand out and started walking up to the singer". As video footage shows, MGK - real name Colson Baker - then says something, before his security guards start to push McGregor away.
A source also told the outlet that McGregor had wanted a photo with the 'Bloody Valentine' singer, however, a spokesperson of McGregor told The Independent: "Conor McGregor did not ask anyone for a picture, nor did he instigate this incident. He does not know Machine Gun Kelly, outside of the fact that he attended Conor’s fight this past July."
Either way, things quickly heated up when McGregor spilled his drink and dropped his cane.
McGregor responded by allegedly throwing what was left of his beverage at MGK. Photos show McGregor reaching for the rapper, as security holds him back - preventing the two from coming to blows.
A source who was allegedly at the scene told Page Six: "They scuffled then it settled down and Conor went for him again."
Page Six adds that things quickly calmed down, and MGK walked the red carpet with girlfriend Megan Fox, as did McGregor with his partner, Dee Devlin.
The alleged scuffle comes as quite a surprise, especially considering MGK was previously photographed attending McGregor's UFC 260 fight in Las Vegas back in March.
A physical altercation may not have been the best idea for the former champion, especially considering the fact he suffered a nasty leg injury against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July.
Warning - this footage is not for the faint-hearted: