McGregor abruptly made his latest dubious declaration Sunday morning on his Twitter account, where the former two-division UFC champion also announced his retirement in 2016 and 2019.

"I was in the wrong," McGregor told ESPN. "That man deserved to enjoy his time in the pub without having it end the way it did.

Toronto middleweight Elias Theodorou takes on American Derek Brunson in the co-main event at a televised UFC card at the Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday night.

A woman accused UFC star Conor McGregor of sexual assault in December 2018.

Conor McGregor appeared to announce his retirement on Twitter Monday night.

Conor McGregor has been charged with robbery and criminal mischief.

Nurmagomedov was fined $500,000 and McGregor $50,000.

A hearing is slated for Oct. 24. The Nevada Athletic Commission will vote at that time whether the two should be indefinitely suspended pending results of the investigation.

A seminal moment in mixed martial arts was immediately overshadowed by a tawdry ending Saturday night when the UFC's infuriated lightweight champion took his conflict with McGregor beyond their bout.

Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov come face to face at Radio City Music Hall in New York Thursday afternoon ahead of their highly-anticipated UFC title fight.