Wayne Lineker 'reveals victim hit by Conor McGregor in Ibiza nightclub and praises him for 'taking punches like a champion' while slamming the MMA fighter'
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The individual reportedly struck by ex-UFC fighter Conor McGregor at an Ibiza club has been identified by nightclub owner Wayne Lineker as his ‘close friend’ and staff member, Joe Gomez.

Lineker, 63, acknowledged Gomez as his employee in an Instagram post, which has since been removed, expressing ‘disappointment’ in McGregor for assaulting his staff, as reported by The Sun.

Conor McGregor, 36, a former UFC fighter, was reveling at Ibiza’s Pacha nightclub on a Tuesday morning when he allegedly hit Gomez ‘without any provocation’.

‘He has the most special heart and in all of the years that I’ve known him he has never raised his voice once.’

Entrepreneur Lineker said that Gomez ‘took two punches from Conor McGregor in Pacha for absolutely no reason’. 

‘Let me introduce you to Joe Gooomez [sic]. He took the punches like a champion,’ he joked, according to The Sun.

‘To say I’m disappointed is an understatement,’ he added in more serious tone. ‘We at Ocean Beach Ibiza will always put our family first #wearefamily.’

Conor McGregor was on holiday in Ibiza where he has been partying alongside Wayne Lineker

Conor McGregor was on holiday in Ibiza where he has been partying alongside Wayne Lineker

Conor McGregor appears to punch a man at a club in Ibiza

Conor McGregor appears to punch a man at a club in Ibiza 

McGregor had been enjoying himself for hours with the likes of Katie Price and Wayne Lineker, with glimpses of the evening captured by others and posted online.

He was seen in footage talking to a man before putting his arm around his shoulders on the dance floor at 5:53am. 

McGregor appeared to speak to the man for a few seconds before appearing to strike him with his left hand, while holding a glass in his right.

McGregor, a former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion, then appeared to land another blow seconds later. 

The alleged victim appeared to fall to the floor. 

McGregor has not fought professionally since 2021 and was protected by his entourage.

He was reportedly allowed to carry on partying while the other party was said to have been removed from the venue. 

A friend of the alleged victim told The Sun: ‘Joe’s not said anything about pressing charges or making a formal complaint to the police.

‘He had some time off booked after the incident anyway, but Wayne has been very good at handling it.’

He said that Joe was ‘fine’ and there was ‘no injury’.

The scrap came just hours after McGregor was seen partying with Katie Price at Wayne Lineker’s famous O Beach club. 

Price shared a picture of the pair on her Instagram page with the caption: ‘You legend,’ after McGregor tagged her in his own story and said: ‘Forever’. 

Tottenham defender Kevin Danso also posted a picture with the former fighter on his Instagram.

McGregor appeared to speak to the man for a few seconds before appearing to strike him with his left hand

McGregor appeared to speak to the man for a few seconds before appearing to strike him with his left hand 

Conor McGregor lashed out at a reveller hours after he was spotted partying with Katie Price

Conor McGregor lashed out at a reveller hours after he was spotted partying with Katie Price 

The 36-year-old disgraced MMA fighterwas seen partying alongside Spurs star Kevin Danso

The 36-year-old disgraced MMA fighterwas seen partying alongside Spurs star Kevin Danso

It is not the first time McGregor has come under fire for antics outside of the octagon.

In 2019, McGregor was filmed punching an elderly grey-haired man at his pub in Dublin.

The customer had reportedly declined a shot of McGregor’s own-brand whiskey.

Video from The Marble Arch Pub in Dublin and shared by TMZ showed the ordeal unfold.

McGregor had reportedly lined up cups for patrons, looking to buy a round of his Proper Twelve for everyone.

When the older gentleman refused, McGregor ‘downed a shot with the other drinkers, he unexpectedly threw his notorious left fist right in the face of the old man’. 

McGregor later apologised for punching the man.

‘I was in the wrong,’ he said at the time. ‘That man deserved to enjoy his time in the pub without having it end the way it did.

He said that he had tried to make amends previously, before adding: ‘That doesn’t even matter. I was in the wrong.’

MailOnline contacted a representative of Conor McGregor for comment. 

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