Conor McGregor news: Megan Fox, Chris Pratt and Matt Damon… celebs out in force to watch Notorious lose to Khabib Nurmagomedov in Las Vegas
Hollywood's biggest names were in the house to watch the Irishman's explosive attempt to regain the lightweight title
CONOR MCGREGOR’S explosive return to the octagon against Khabib Nurmagomedov brought out an A list crowd.
A host of Hollywood and sporting stars were in attendance to watch the shocking events unfold this morning in Las Vegas.
Transformers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles beauty Megan Fox was spotted ring side in Sin City, as was a movie god.
Mel Gibson and long-term partner Rosalind Ross were both at the T-Mobile Arena to witness the drama.
American actor Matt Damon, who shone in hits such as Good Will Hunting, The Martian, Ocean’s Twelve and the Bourne Identity, was joined by his wife, Luciana Barroso, and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
And Jurassic World and Guardians of the Galaxy actor Chris Pratt kept added yet more Hollywood to the bash at UFC 229.
Rapper Drake was showing his support for McGregor while Geordie Shore couple Sam Gowland and Chloe Ferry looked to be enjoying themselves as they posed for a photo mid pint.
The hugely-popular fighting Irishman missed out on regaining his lightweight title against Nurmagomedov after submitting in the fourth round before the real action began.
'I'LL BE BACK' McGregor speaks out after UFC loss – but did he throw first punch before being attacked by members of Khabib’s team?
Just seconds after his victory, the Russian scaled the cage and dived into the audience to confront a member of McGregor’s team to start a huge melee.
Meanwhile back in the octagon, Notorious was attacked by two of his opponent's team – but new footage now shows the hugely-popular ace could have thrown the first punch.
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At first glance, it seemed the defeated star was attacked by Zubaira Tukhugov and Islam Makhachev following his fourth-round loss.
Two of the Khabib team headed for McGregor and landed heavy punches to his head, knocking him back.
As security stepped in to protect the defeated star, another man went for him.
But footage now appears to show Notorious kicking it all off with a swift punch as the melee first got going.
McGregor has since taken to Twitter to suggest a rematch will be on the cards, calling the scrap a "good knock".
The Irish star wrote: “Good knock. Looking forward to the rematch.”
He added on Instagram: "I'll be back."