On October 1817, 2021, [[Conor McGregor]] alleged punched and attached Facchinetti from nowhere at around 2:30am, in a nightclub in Rome and breaking Facchinetti's nose in front of witnesses and bodyguards. Facchinetti is planning to sue McGregor for the unprovoked attack.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harkness|first=Ryan|date=2021-10-17|title=Report: Conor McGregor randomly attacks Italian DJ in Rome|url=https://www.mmamania.com/2021/10/17/22730997/report-conor-mcgregor-punches-italian-dj-francesco-facchinetti-in-rome-broekn-nose|access-date=2021-10-17|website=MMAmania.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-17|title=Famous Italian DJ accuses Conor McGregor of attacking him: 'I took a punch for no reason'|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/10/conor-mcgregor-accused-punching-italian-dj-francesco-facchinetti-broken-nose|access-date=2021-10-17|website=MMA Junkie|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-17|title=Facchinetti: «Conor McGregor mi ha preso a pugni senza motivo, l'ho denunciato»|url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/persone/francesco_facchinetti_pugno_conor_mcgregor_wilma_faissol_cosa_ha_detto-6262834.html|access-date=2021-10-17|website=www.ilmessaggero.it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Joyce|first=Greg|last2=Post|first2=New York|date=2021-10-17|title=McGregor accused of attacking famous DJ|work=news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/ufc/conor-mcgregor-accused-of-punching-famous-dj-in-the-face/news-story/78a09c50fb76320294231edaf2860a86|access-date=2021-10-17}}</ref>
