McGregor, surrounded by security guards, then turns around and approaches the man in question. The Irishman, 36, appears to spit in the man’s face, before saying: “I spit in your face, what do you do? Nothing. I spit in your face.” The Independent has approached McGregor and his management team for comment.

UFC star Conor McGregor emphatically spat in a fan’s face and then declared what he did in a recent video that surfaced on social media.

Former UFC champion Conor McGregor was caught on camera appearing to spit in the face of a fan who was chanting in support of the Dubliner's rival, Khabib Nurmagomedov