Conor McGregor was inches away from an altercation with Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi just minutes before a world title fight in Dublin this year.
Mousasi was in the Irishman's hometown to defend his belt against Austin Vanderford this February, with a host of McGregor's pals featured on the undercard. And after he helped to carry pal Sinead Kavanagh backstage following her win over Leah McCourt, the UFC legend almost got into it with old rival Mousasi.
The pair have had an unhappy relationship dating back years following a Twitter spat over half a decade ago and have never seen eye to eye. McGregor was seen backstage offering final words of encouragement to Vanderford, whom he hardly knows, ahead of the Dublin bout.
