Scary video shot from inside bus shows Conor McGregor's UFC 223 meltdown

Of all the footage from the chaos caused by UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and his entourage after today’s UFC 223 media day, one video shows a scary viewpoint.

The video, shot from inside a bus carrying fighters, begins as the craziness is already unfolding. Someone can be heard calling for the door to be opened, apparently from the inside, and then we see McGregor outside by the door surrounded by other people, including security.

Someone asks if “Mike” (presumably lightweight Michael Chiesa, who got hurt in the altercation) is OK, and someone answers saying he’s cut. At that point, we hadn’t seen objects being thrown, which indicates the injury had occurred before the video started rolling.

Then McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) can be seen carrying a trash can but seems to fail at throwing it. Seconds later, an object hits the front window, cracking it. By the end of the video, someone who would appear to be Chiesa (14-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) can be heard saying, “Am I cut bad? I don’t want to touch my face.”

Check it out:

The video was first posted by one of Karolina Kowalkiewicz’s trainers but has since been deleted from his Instagram account.

UFC President Dana White addressed the media afterward, saying Chiesa, who’s set to meet Anthony Pettis in a main-card bout, has been sent to the hospital after suffering cuts to his face.

White also confirmed that Artem Lobov, McGregor’s longtime friend who was also apparently part of the entourage, was pulled from the card. He was scheduled to meet Alex Caceres in the preliminary card.

UFC 223 will take place at Barclays Center. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

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