ABC head: UFC has pulled McGregor from year-end bill over Bellator incident

It appears the UFC has stripped Conor McGregor of the booking that never was.

Mere days after the Irishman crashed the cage - among other things - at a Bellator event in his native Dublin, Mike Mazzulli, the president of the Association of Boxing Commission who oversaw the show, told Ariel Helwani on Monday's edition of "The MMA Hour" the UFC has pulled McGregor from UFC 219 as punishment for the debacle.

"I had some executives from the UFC contact me two hours after what occurred," Mazzulli said. "And they basically said to me that is completely unacceptable in their eyes and that they will be doing something. They did inform me that he was set to be on the Dec. 30th card (UFC 219) and he will not be on it."

The development comes as a surprise, given McGregor had not been officially booked and has remained non-committal on his next move, despite the UFC's reported desire to have him grace the year-end bill.

McGregor drew Mazzulli's ire when he charged the cage to celebrate teammate Charlie Ward's knockout of John Redmond this past Friday, shoved referee Marc Goddard upon being admonished, then slapped a Bellator official as he was trying to climb back into the cage - actions Mazzulli, who was on hand for the proceedings, likened to those of a five-year old. The Irishman was not licensed as a cornerman for the bout.

The ABC president told Helwani he aims to look into the matter with the help of his legal team and has contacted the commissions that have licensed McGregor in the past, although whether they choose to take action remains to be seen.

The UFC lightweight champion was last licensed to fight in the state of Nevada for his August boxing match with Floyd Mayweather.

Had McGregor been licensed under the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation, which Mazzulli also heads, far drastic measures would have been taken, said the ABC president, citing an "unsportsmanlike conduct clause."

"If Mr. McGregor was licensed at Mohegan and he did this - or if he did it at another commission overseas, and he was licensed for me - I would suspend him indefinitely and I would require for him to come to a hearing and explain himself."

McGregor, for one, doesn't appear to have regretted his actions, issuing a brazenly unapologetic tweet he's since deleted Monday morning.