Footage has emerged of Machine Gun Kelly and UFC fighter Conor McGregor having a fight on the red carpet at the MTV VMA awards last night (September 12) â watch it below.
Kelly was at the awards, held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, to perform his new song ‘Papercuts’ with Travis Barker, while McGregor was presenting the Artist of the Year award, which went to Justin Bieber.
As footage shows, the pair had an altercation outside the awards on the red carpet. According to a report from People, the origin of the fight came when McGregor was refused a photo opportunity with the singer and rapper by Kelly’s team, which led him to allegedly swing his cane in Kelly’s direction.
“[McGregor] was ready to throw fists,â a source told People. âSecurity was having trouble holding him back.”
In a statement to Page Six after the altercation, a representative for McGregor said: âConor only fights fighters.â
See footage of the fight below:
why mgk and connor bout to fight. #vma pic.twitter.com/cMMT7CuPNN
— naz. (@dojaclouds) September 12, 2021
Conor McGregory throws a punch at Machine Gun Kelly on the red carpet at the #VMAs. pic.twitter.com/AohsDnpHqt
— Buzzing Pop (@BuzzingPop) September 13, 2021
Machine Gun Kelly when asked about his altercation with Conor McGregor. pic.twitter.com/XAZMA7JX67
— islam (@islamzinour) September 13, 2021
Machine Gun Kelly won in the only category he was nominated for at this yearâs VMAs, taking home the Best Alternative award for his Blackbear collaboration âMy Exâs Best Friendâ. The song is lifted from last yearâs âTickets to My Downfallâ.
Elsewhere at the awards, Ed Sheeran performed ‘Shivers’ and ‘Bad Habits’ alongside a host of other performers including Kacey Musgraves, Foo Fighters, Lil Nas X, Twenty One Pilots, Olivia Rodrigo and Justin Bieber.
See the full list of winners from the MTV VMAs 2021 here.
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