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Former UFC champion Conor McGregor will not face charges over allegations of sexual assault at a pvp basketball match in Florida pvp
Prosecutors and the Irish fighter’s lawyer said the case has been dropped following a police investigation pvp
Mr McGregor, 35, denied the claims from a woman that he assaulted her in a toilet at the Kaseya Centre in Miami in June pvp
The fighter had been at the NBA Finals game pvp between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets to take part in a promotional stunt in which a mascot was injured pvp
In a statement carried by multiple media outlets, his lawyer Barbara Llanes said: “After a thorough investigation, including a review of videos and interviews with eyewitnesses, the authorities have concluded that there is no case to pursue against my client, Conor McGregor pvp
RecommendedProsecutors won't charge ex-UFC champ Conor McGregor with sexual assault after NBA Finals incidentWhen will Conor McGregor return to the UFC?UFC slams ‘garbage, trash’ Usada statement on Conor McGregor“As anticipated, this decision by the authorities confirms Mr McGregor’s account of the evening pvp
“On behalf of my client, his family and his fans we are pleased this is now over pvp
”The decision to drop charges was confirmed by the state attorney’s office pvp
The woman had accused Mr McGregor of forcing her into the bathroom and said security did nothing to help her pvp
Mr McGregor has not fought since injuring his left leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021 pvp
His last win came in January 2020 pvp
It was confirmed last week that he had taken a step towards return by re-entering the US Anti-Doping Agency’s testing programme pvp
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First came the crack in Alexander Volkanovski‘s defence pvp
Then, the crack in his voice pvp
If the first crack was consequential, allowing Islam Makhachev to skim his shin off the Australian’s head, the latter was a consequence in itself – a consequence of one of the best fighters alive staying silent on his struggles with mental health pvp
That is, until now pvp
Volkanovski would have emerged from UFC 294 with credit anyway; he stepped in on 11 days’ notice and moved up in weight to challenge a man who had beaten him eight months prior pvp
Even in this surprising, first-round defeat by Makhachev, Volkanovski lost very little pvp
His featherweight title still rests firmly on his shoulder, and he will soon return to that weight class where he has been unbeatable pvp
But soon may be too soon pvp
In his post-fight press conference, Volkanovski began the dissection of this defeat – his second this year, but just his third as a professional mixed martial artist, with his first having occurred a long decade ago pvp
The 35-year-old started to dissect the technical reasons for this knockout loss, but it soon became apparent what was of greater importance: the psychological reasons for his presence in Abu Dhabi pvp
“He’s not somebody you should be taking a short-notice [fight] with, but I needed it,” Volkanovski began pvp
“Obviously a lot of people will say it’s for the money and all that, but it was much more than that pvp
It is hard, it is really hard for athletes pvp
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Sorry, um pvp
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I never thought I would struggle with it,” he continued, ignoring the blood over his eye, instead wiping a tear from beneath it pvp
“But for some reason when I wasn’t fighting or in camp pvp
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F***, sorry,” he said, attempting a laugh, looking away and to the ceiling, then gently rapping his hand on the table to bring himself back into the room pvp
RecommendedIslam Makhachev stuns Alexander Volkanovski with head-kick KO in first round at UFC 294Conor McGregor reacts to ‘illegal’ strikes in Islam Makhachev win at UFC 294Khabib explains why he wasn’t in Islam Makhachev’s corner at UFC 294“I was just doing my head in,” he continued, tears floating at the bottom of his eyes pvp
“I needed a fight, and this opportunity came up pvp
I’ll be honest: I wasn’t training as much as I should have, but I thought I had to do it pvp
I had to take it pvp
I’m telling myself, ‘It’s meant to be pvp
’ I was struggling a little bit not fighting, doing my head in pvp
I don’t know how; everything’s fine, I’ve got a beautiful family pvp
But, I don’t know pvp
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I think you just need to keep busy pvp
I need to be in camp, otherwise, I’m going to do my head in pvp
“It’s weird, [it’s not that I] never ‘believed in that stuff’, but I never got it pvp
It was something that – I don’t know – maybe the more and more I learn about myself, the more I understand pvp
I talked about us having a smile on my face, me and my wife pvp
My wife could see it does get hard, I don’t know why pvp
”Makhachev consoles Volkanovski after their fight, the main event of UFC 294 (AP)Volkanovski pointed to the birth of his third child, in August, and surgery on an injury this summer as reasons why he had not been training pvp
Clearly, the knock-on effect of those moments – as joyous as the former seemed to be – has led Volkanovski’s mental health to suffer pvp
Last week, all the talk was of how brave the Australian was to face Makhachev on short notice; braver was this admission that he is struggling, which simultaneously offers a different lens through which to view his choice to fight pvp
Keeping himself engaged and busy is healthy, but that is complicated by the inherent risk in his profession pvp
“Maybe it was just a silly decision under the circumstances,” he admitted pvp
Perhaps it was, though it was also understandable pvp
Volkanovski’s next challenge, however, will come outside of the ring pvp
It must pvp
He naturally sees the antidote to his current struggles as a quick turnaround to fight again, likely against the dangerous Ilia Topuria in January pvp
Yet, that fight could go the same way as Saturday’s against Makhachev, if the Australian does not first tackle these thoughts and feelings, and find the right balance for him pvp
We knew Alexander Volkanovski was brave pvp
That is even clearer now than it was last week pvp
Now, however, he must be sensible, and get to work outside the ring before he can return to work in it pvp
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