UFC President Dana White announced the news at the UFC 223 post-fight press conference, flatly stating that Khabib Nurmagomedov is now the undisputed lightweight champion (warning: video contains NSFW language):
McGregor stunned the MMA world Thursday when he arrived in New York with an entourage, went to a scheduled UFC 223 press event and proceeded to throw a hand truck through the window of a bus carrying a number of fighters set to compete.
Two were left injured from broken glass (Michael Chiesa and Ray Borg), and McGregor now faces charges of “felony criminal mischief and misdemeanor counts of assault, attempted assault, menacing and reckless endangerment,” per the New York Post.
Officially, the move doesn’t have anything to do with Thursday’s fracas.
White suggested last month that McGregor’s reign as lightweight champion was set to end following UFC 223 due to inactivity.