Conor McGregor is in police custody in Brooklyn, New York subsequent to handing himself over after an episode at a UFC media day.

The previous two-weight UFC champion, 29, was one of a gathering of men charged to have vandalized a transport containing rival warriors, the UFC said.

The Irishman touched base at the police headquarters at 9pm neighborhood time on Thursday.

The New York Police Department revealed to BBC Sport McGregor will see a judge after 7am (12pm BST).

McGregor, who was beaten by Floyd Mayweather in an enclosing match August 2017, has not battled in the UFC since thumping out Eddie Alvarez in November 2016.

Prior to Thursday’s occurrence, he was stripped of his UFC lightweight title.

The occurrence happened at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, where individuals had assembled to advance Saturday’s UFC 223, featured by Khabib Nurmagomedov and Max Holloway.

McGregor was with kindred warrior Artem Lobov, who was because of battle featherweight Alex Caceres.

The UFC sayS McGregor and Lobov – joined by more than “twelve people” – assaulted the transport.

Film seems to demonstrate McGregor tossing a trolley at the transport – crushing a window – trailed by facilitate fights.

UFC says two warriors were harmed and have been pulled back from Saturday’s undercard.

Lightweight Michael Chiesa got a few facial cuts, while flyweight Ray Borg endured eye damage.

Lobov has likewise been expelled from the bill, because of his affirmed contribution.