UFC Octagon announcer Bruce Buffer hopes Conor McGregor can become a better role model after the 'Brooklyn incident' prior to UFC 223 in New York.
The Irishman attacked a bus with a hand truck that contained a convoy of UFC fighters, including UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Dagestan's Nurmagomedov sparked the incident after the lightweight champion and his entourage confronted McGregor's teammate Artem Lobov in a Brooklyn hotel.
The pair are set to meet at UFC 229 in Las Vegas for the UFC world lightweight title.
Buffer hopes McGregor can learn from his actions and become a better role model to his young fans.
"I just hope Conor being the great warrior that he is, the incredible back story that he has. I was hoping would make him one of the greatest role models in history to young people out there watching him, and everything. Handling himself in a proper fashion.
Buffer says the Dubliner needs to accept the responsibility that comes with being a worldwide role model. He hopes McGregor becomes a better role model than he currently is.
"Lets just hope Conor needs to learn whatever he can from the incident that took place, and becomes a better, and greater role model as Conor McGregor, being the worldwide personality; and popular personality he is - with fame comes responsibility and greatness, as they say. I think the responsibility is to be a good role model for those of you watching.
"Conor McGregor is going to be who he is; which is Conor McGregor. He believes who he is, he's going to stick to that mould.I just hope he learns from it, and becomes an even better person the he already is. That's the best way i can put it,' concluded Buffer.
Buffer says he's surprised that the UFC have used footage of the incident in Brooklyn to promote the fight.
"The marketing people who put this stuff together, there's a method to their madness. Being a person of class and respect, and everything I lead my life with - it was very upsetting, that incident. I went public and talked about it when I was asked by TMZ and stuff.
The veteran announcer says he understand the split in popularity since Brooklyn incident but understands the footage is used to help push the US PPV numbers.
"I was a little surprised but you've got half the people that want to see Conor win, you've got the other half that want to see him lose because of the reasons that we are discussing (Brooklyn Incident) or whatever reasons. It means that everyone is going to buy the Pay-Per-View. That's the bottom line."
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