Watch shocking moment Dagestani fan throws BOTTLE at Conor McGregor during UFC fighter’s Moscow press conference

CONOR McGREGOR was forced to duck out of the way of a flying water bottle after angering a Dagestani.

In the build-up to their bout at UFC 229 a year ago, The Notorious caused controversy with his personal attacks on Khabib Nurmagomedov, his family and Dagestan.

In a press conference this week, he Irishman was again openly offensive about rival Khabib and his homeland.

McGregor, 31, called Khabib’s father a “quivering coward” and added: “I wouldn’t go to Dagestan to take a s**t, and that is the truth.”

And the quotes did not go down well with one Dagestani, who confronted McGregor on the comments in Moscow yesterday.

The man raged: “Do you remember what you say about Dagestan people yesterday? If you hate Khabib and his team, why do you say bad things about people?”

McGregor started to explain himself and said: “The disrespect they showed me in the build up to the fight, they sold items in the grocery with my face on it…”

But the Russian was not satisfied with the response and added: “All the people? My father, my brother, you think are all cowards?”

And McGregor hit back defiantly: “Yes, yes, yes.”

This only infuriated the Dagestani more and he fumed: “Why cowards? My father?! What did he do to you?! My brother, what did he do to you?!”

As he finished shouting, he launched the water bottle towards McGregor.

But the Irishman saw it coming and dodged out of the way with his lightning-quick reactions then carried on fielding questions.

In the meantime, security ushered the vocal fan out of the room.

McGregor has not fought in the UFC since his defeat to Khabib in Las Vegas last October.

But he is set to make his comeback in January – but does not know who he will face in the Octagon.

The Irishman said on Thursday: “I have agreed the date with the company. As far as the opponent, I have the opponent’s name, but from experience if I know if I give you the name the UFC would flip it. They are a crafty company.

“Ask the UFC who the opponent is because I do not give a f*** who the opponent is.

“January 18, the return of the Notorious Conor McGregor, 12 weeks from today at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada. That will be the beginning of my season.

“I will then look to compete against the winner of the Nate Diaz-Jorge Masvidal for the Bad Motherf***er title.

“Obviously I have history with Nate Diaz and we are set to make the trilogy bout. I feel Nate will get the better of that one.

“Then I will seek the Moscow bout. It will be against the winner of Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov.

“I can’t even say the guy’s name, who gives a f*** what the guy’s name is. That is the bout we want. We want the bout in Russia.”