Conor McGregor has been found liable in a civil lawsuit stemming from an alleged se*ual assault in Dublin, Ireland, that occurred in December 2018.

The decision, rendered by a Dublin High Court jury, requires the UFC star to pay €248,603.60 (approximately $258,440) in damages to the plaintiff, Nikita Hand.

The case centered on allegations that McGregor and Lawrence se*ually assaulted Hand at a Beacon Hotel penthouse suite in Sandyford on December 9, 2018.

Hand testified that McGregor attempted to force her into non-consensual sex, later telling a friend that McGregor “r*ped and battered” her.
Her claims were supported by testimony from a physician and a psychologist.

On November 13, McGregor took the stand to deny the allegations, asserting that any interaction with Hand was consensual.
He acknowledged the encounter as “athletic, physical” but refuted the claims of assault.

The allegations first surfaced publicly on December 12, 2018, leading to a two-year investigation.
By January 2021, it was reported that no formal criminal charges were brought against McGregor, and he was not prosecuted.

However, Hand filed a personal injury lawsuit against McGregor that same month, culminating in the trial, which began on November 5, 2024.

Irish civil law, like U.S. law, operates on a “balance of probabilities” standard for burden of proof.
This means the jury had to determine if Hand’s claims were more likely than not to have occurred, rather than meeting the higher “beyond a reasonable doubt” threshold required in criminal cases.

McGregor left the courthouse after the verdict without addressing the media.

BREAKING: No comment from Conor McGregor as he leaves court to a media flurry, pic.twitter.com/eYEsferlY5

— Paul Healy (@Healyhack) November 22, 2024