UFC star Conor McGregor arrested in Miami for ‘Smashing a fan’s Phone’ (See Mugshot)

Irish MMA fighter, Conor McGregor, was arrested on Monday evening after he allegedly smashed a fan’s phone out of his hand and stomped on it outside a nightclub in Miami Beach.  

McGregor, 30, is facing charges of misdemeanour criminal mischief and strong-armed robbery.

According to an arrest report obtained by the Miami Herald, McGregor and the fan were leaving the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel, home to the LIV nightclub, just after 5 am Monday.

Conor McGregor Mugshot

He was seen in surveillance footage slapping the fan’s phone out of his hand as he was taking a photo and then stomped on it several times.

McGregor then picked up the $1,000 phone and walked away with it, police say.

The father of two was arrested Monday evening at a home in Miami Beach. He was booked at Miami-Dade Jail and was released from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center just after 10 pm on $12,500 bail.

McGregor’s attorney’s released the following statement after his arrest: ‘Last evening Conor McGregor was involved a minor altercation over a cell phone that resulted in a call to law enforcement.

‘Mr McGregor appreciates the response of law enforcement and pledges his full cooperation.’