Hours before his now-infamous and violent attack on a UFC fighter bus last Thursday, Conor McGregor was reportedly pictured with two Irish criminals.

According to various reports, the former two-division UFC champion was pictured with Andrew and Johnathan Murray, who have over 60 convictions between them. The photo was reportedly posted by one of the brothers just hours before the bus attack on Thursday, along with the caption: “The don’t give a bollix crew.”

This was followed by another caption that added: “We took over an we done it in Gucci style hahaha we took there birds clothes they fitt nice we didn’t do it f*****g mafia style we done it f*****g Don style”

The two brothers have a slew of convictions between them. Jonathan Murray was convicted in 2012 for his part in a ‘sickening’ assault on a man, where he kicked the victim as he lay unconscious on the ground. He was incarcerated for 18 months for the attack. Andrew, the elder of the two brothers, has 18 convictions to his name, including possession of drugs for sale or supply.

This is not the first time that McGregor has been pictured with the Murray brothers. Their exploits have been documented on social media and online coverage. Andrew and Jonathan accompanied McGregor to the Fashion Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and posted pictures in McGregor’s car and the Cirque le Soir nightclub. They also travelled with him to Las Vegas when he faced Floyd Mayweather in August 2017.

McGregor’s association with the the infamous criminals raises concerns about his relationship to the Dublin underworld. He was part of the Crumlin Boxing Club with Jamie Kavanagh, the son of Gerald ‘Hatchet’ Kavanagh, another gangster believed to have been slain by the Kinahan cartel. Prior to his murder, Gerald was one of the Kinahan mob’s primary debt-collectors and enforcers. He was pictured attending the funeral of Paul Kavanagh, Gerlad;s younger brother and enforcer for the Kinahan cartel believed to have been murdered by his own gang.

McGregor was also on friendly terms with slain gangster David Byrne, who once trained at Crumlin Boxing Club, and even shared a selfie at a boxing event.

McGregor turned himself in to New York police hours after he attacked the bus at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. He was labeled a person of interest by the police and was wanted for questioning with regards to the incident, which saw him storm the backstage area with a group of friends and throw a dolly at the bus, smashing a window and injuring several fighters. He was kept overnight and was taken to the courthouse on Friday morning, where he was arraigned on three counts of misdemeanour assault, as well as felony criminal mischief.

McGregor was released on Friday afternoon on a $50,000 bond. He is due back in court on June 14, though was deemed free to travel back home to Ireland. He has since been active on social media.