According to a report from Italian outlet Il Messagero, Itallian DJ and singer Francesco Facchinetti has accused McGregor of punching him in the face and breaking his nose. Facchinetti claims that he and his wife were hanging out with the former UFC champion and his fiancee, Dee Devlin, when McGregor allegedly attacked him for no reason at approximately 2:30 a.m. local time.
“I took a punch for nothing,” Facchinetti said on his Instagram story (translations via Pro Sports Extra). “That punch could go to anyone. My friends, my wife, or other friends. That’s why I decided to sue Conor McGregor because he is a violent and dangerous person.”
Facchinetti’s wife also provided an account of the alleged incident on social media.
“Then out of nowhere, he threw a punch in the face of Francesco. He was inviting us to another party. Francesco said, ‘Okay, let’s go’ and he hit him. Luckily, he [Francesco] was very close so he [McGregor] couldn’t load up on his punch. Francesco flew back, fell on the table, and then on the ground. The first thing that came to mind was ‘are we kidding? Is it a show?’ Then I was paralyzed,” she said. “I turned around and saw that his friends were holding him against the wall because he wanted to continue beating Francesco. Then they took him away. I turned on the light and the guards turned them off. Francesco was bleeding. I wanted to help him and the guards chased us away.
“He will stay in Italy until October 26th. If you see him stay away from him. Don’t go near him and ask for autographs because he is an unstable and dangerous person.”
McGregor’s social media accounts indicate that he has been vacationing with his family in Italy. The alleged attack comes on the heels of an altercation with performing artist Machine Gun Kelly at the MTV Video Music Awards in September.