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Bradley Fitzgerald, 36, claims he was left with a broken nose and was concussed for three days after he was kneed in the face by the Irishman.

The fight fan was whacked while larking around with McGregor, 29, in a hotel suite after a night out.

He spoke shortly before police in New York charged the MMA superstar over a fresh bust-up in the city and he was released on bail yesterday.

Bradley said: “He just kneed me in the face when I wasn’t looking. He came out of nowhere. I was a fan.”

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The alleged incident happened at London’s £750 per night The Berkeley hotel on December 4 last year after the London Fashion Awards – where he met the controversial cage fighter through a friend.

He said: “McGregor seemed lovely. He invited me and some pals back to his suite for an after-party.

“I was excited as I’ve been a fan of his for years. I thought we were just playing around but next thing I knew I was on the floor. He knocked me out.”

Bradley said his next memory was of McGregor seeing him out of the room at 3.30am.

He added: “I was confused. I felt humiliated. “I didn’t think about calling the police. I got a black cab and just collapsed in my bed.”

Bradley said he was concussed for three days after the attack. He added: “McGregor really did hurt me. “I had a terrible headache and my vision was blurred.”

Now Bradley, from London, claims he has been scarred for life.

He said: “The scar on my nose will never go. It’s not a little scar, it’s a big one. It’s terrible.

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“When people ask me how I got the scar, I tell them I went five rounds with McGregor. It certainly felt it.”

Former two-weight world champion McGregor also faces a fight to clear his name after he was charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief by New York City Police Department, following a disturbance at a UFC gathering.

McGregor became involved in a row with lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov and his staff after a media conference for last night’s UFC 223 event.

As the Russian, 29, boarded a bus to leave the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn on Thursday, videos show McGregor, who banked roughly £71million from his defeat to boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, 41, last year, attacking the vehicle and hurling objects.

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The incident led to lightweight Michael Chiesa, 30, receiving several facial cuts, while flyweight Ray Borg, 24, suffered an eye injury.

McGregor was released on $50,000 (£35,500) bail at Brooklyn Criminal Court but will return for his next hearing on June 14, along with team-mate Cian Cowley, 25, who was also charged.

If convicted, McGregor could face up to seven years in prison.

UFC chief Dana White, 48, said: “He’s going to be sued beyond belief. This was a real bad career move. And you’re talking about a guy who has a baby.”