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Irish mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor poses upon arrival to attend the world premiere of the documentary film "Conor McGregor: Notorious" at the Savoy Cinema in Dublin, Ireland on Nov. 1, 2017. PAUL FAITH/AFP/Getty Images)

It’s been three months since Conor McGregor fought Floyd Mayweather, and no one knows when we’ll see the biggest star in combat sports back in action. UFC president Dana White even recently admitted that he doesn’t know if McGregor will ever step back inside the octagon again.

That doesn’t mean McGregor isn’t still making headlines. This time the UFC lightweight champion is in the news for fighting outside of the ring and the cage, and there are rumors that he’s created a problem with the Irish mob.

According to The Irish Independent, McGregor assaulted a man that has connections to the Kinahan crime cartel Sunday. The report states that McGregor meant to engage in a fight with another man, but he accidentally hit an older man that’s associated with convicted drug dealer Graham “The Wig” Whelan. The man in question is thought to be Whelan’s father.

McGregor was seen in public Thursday amidst the rumored threat, appearing in court in Dublin for a speeding ticket.

How real the actual threat might be is a matter of debate.

Irish crime reporter Paul Williams said on the radio this week that McGregor might have found himself in some trouble.

“I have to say about this, and I'm wearing my old, veteran crime reporter hat. Conor McGregor is in a very dangerous place at the moment. He has come into conflict through probably no fault of his own, with a group of very, very dangerous people who are tied up with the Kinahans. These people do not care who Conor McGregor is, what he stands for, how powerful he is, they will drag him down into the cesspit,” Williams said in “Newstalk Breakfast” Wednesday.

“I would say, in the next 48 hours, if he is still in the country - and I understand that he may have left the country - but if he is still in the country, I understand from my sources that the Garda (national police) will be approaching him to give him a GIM form, which is a Garda Information Message, to tell him that there may be threats to his safety. This is a huge story, and imagine what it would do to our reputation if this national sporting icon is attacked by a bunch of gangsters.”

McGregor’s father denied the report that his son was being extorted by the mob, calling rumors that he assaulted a man associated with a crime family “ridiculous.”

“I’d view 95% of that story as nonsense and the other 5% is overly exaggerated. And that’s it,” Tony McGregor told the Irish Mirror.

Irish authorities say they are not investigating Sunday's supposed incident.

“There is no report on this matter and no complaint from any injured parties, patrons of the pub or the pub itself and no statements were taken,” an Irish police spokesman told The Irish Independent.

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