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Conor McGregor was caught on camera apparently using homophobic language at a UFC event on Saturday night.

The Dubliner was filmed repeatedly using the word "faggot" backstage at the UFC Fight Night in Gdansk, Poland.

McGregor's Straight Blast Gym teammate Artem Lobov was defeated by Andre Fili, and while comforting his friend, 'The Notorious' was recorded calling someone, presumably the Russian's opponent, "a faggot".

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"He was a faggot, and everyone knew he was a faggot... I was calling him a faggot," McGregor said before directing Artem behind a curtain.

The UFC superstar had caused controversy before the video was taken, earning a talking to during the fight itself by the referee for getting too animated on the sidelines.

Referee Marc Goddard had to temporarily put a stop to the fight to tell the Irish fighter to calm down.

He said to the Dubliner: "Conor, what's gotten into you? Come on, sit down please, be a professional!"

The Irish Mirror has contacted Conor McGregor's representatives for comment.