Conor McGregor is vying with the Kelly machine gun on the red carpet of the VMAs

UFC star Conor McGregor appeared to want a piece of Machine Gun Kelly during a red carpet incident at the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday night.

Images from the scene show McGregor throwing a drink in the direction of Kelly and his girlfriend, actor Megan Fox, while several people move to retain the MMA fighter.

TMZ reported that McGregor wanted a photo with Kelly, reached out to greet and was pushed by the rapper’s team and that McGregor was “surprised” by how they treated him.

A McGregor representative told People he didn’t want a photo and McGregor laughed at the incident when Entertainment Tonight asked him about it, saying he didn’t know what happened.

“I don’t even know the guy to be honest with you,” McGregor said. “Nothing happened to me, I just fight real fighters, people who really fight, you know what I mean. I certainly don’t fight the little Vanilla Ice rappers. ”

He said he knows nothing about Kelly “except he’s with Megan Fox.”

Kelly didn’t have much to say about the incident:

McGregor had been walking with a cane after surgery due to a terrible leg injury suffered in a fight in July, but dropped it during the incident.

He retrieved the cane and everyone went inside without further incident.

Kelly was on hand to perform and also picked up a VMA for Best Alternative Video for “My Ex’s Best Friend,” while McGregor was there to present an award to Justin Bieber.

The commotion before the show was seen on camera from various angles, both in still photos and video: