Conor McGregor has shared details of the time he spent cleaning up a Brooklyn church as part of the community service for the infamous Dolly Incident.
In April 2018, The Irishman along with several members of his entourage stormed a bus carrying several fighters shortly after the UFC 223 media event. Thinking that then-lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was in the car, McGregor shot a dummy into one of the windows, killing him. It shattered glass and injured several of the athletes on board. As a result, McGregor was charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief. After striking a plea bargain, he was sentenced to five days of community service and required to take anger management classes.
Nearly a year later, Conor McGregor met the terms of his sentence, floors wide at a church in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. He talks about the experience in his country Recently released Netflix documentaryThe Notorious seems to turn an ordinary task into a totally positive experience.
“I come across crazy things in this church, just things hanging on the wall,” McGregor said. I just had the most hemorrhage of my life there with that pastor, I’ve never experienced anything like that in my life. It’s just crazy fuss about people who talk that way and think that way out loud, people who are constantly pushed to be that way and think out loud.”
Conor McGregor’s community service has allowed him to get away from the chaos
Clive Neal Sr., pastor at Bedford Central Church where Conor McGregor held his community service, revealed some of the chores the former Class II world champion has completed while speaking to The New York Times.
“He was doing physical work; vacuuming, mopping, moving bins, hauling supplies, putting out the trash, etc. He was very patient in rubbing and polishing brass with sprays and a rag. He’s got enough strength in his muscles to do it,” Neal said.
The chance to step back from the life of a high-profile martial arts star seems to have served Conor McGregor well, allowing him to set the record straight. The Irishman even admitted he was a little sad to see his time at the end of church.
“In a chaotic life for me, it’s been a welcome haven to come here, somewhere quiet, and nurture the positive energy that gives off yourself and the people here. It got me focused on the hard work ahead of me and I’m really excited about that. That was really good, I’m a little sad I have to go.”