Conor McGregor Ordered to Pay Damages to Nikita Hand for Assault

In a legal lawsuit, a lady who accused Conor McGregor of raping her has been successful in obtaining damages from him. In December 2018, a jury determined that the Irish mixed martial arts competitor had attacked Nikita Hand in a hotel in Dublin.

She has been awarded damages over €248,000 (£206,000) from him.

Ms. Hand described her story as “a reminder that no matter how afraid you might be to speak up, you have a voice” when she spoke outside the court on Friday.

On Friday night, McGregor thanked “all my support worldwide” and announced that he will appeal the decision in a post on X.

He added : “I am with my family now, focused on my future”

After a day of deliberation, the Dublin High Court jury found that McGregor had indeed assaulted Ms. Hand.

Additionally, she had filed a complaint against James Lawrence, a 35-year-old resident of Dublin’s Rafter’s Road, Drimnagh.

She claimed that he had sexually abused her in the Beacon Hotel by having sex with her against her will.

According to Irish national broadcaster RTÉ, the woman told the High Court she met McGregor at a Christmas party in Dublin. She accused the former two-weight UFC champion of forcing her onto a bed, choking her and making her fear for her life. A paramedic who treated the woman’s injuries the next morning told the courtroom he had never seen such intense bruising on a victim, according to BBC News.

“He let me go and I remember saying I was sorry, as I felt that I did something wrong and I wanted to reassure him that I wouldn’t tell anyone so he wouldn’t hurt me again,” she said. She said she then let him do what he wanted and he sexually assaulted her. Police investigated the woman’s complaint, but prosecutors declined to bring charges, saying there was insufficient evidence and a conviction was unlikely.

McGregor said the two had sex that was athletic and vigorous, but not rough. He said, “She never said ‘no’ or stopped,” and testified that everything she said was a lie.

“It is a full-blown lie among many lies,” he said when asked about the chokehold allegation. “How anyone could believe that me, as a prideful person, would highlight my shortcomings.”

He did assault her, according to the jury’s verdict.

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