Conor McGregor shares statement after UFC star found liable in sexual assault case

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Conor McGregor has broken his silence following a civil court decision in Ireland today where the jury found in favor of Nikita Hand, a woman who alleged the UFC superstar sexually assaulted her in a Dublin penthouse in December 2018.

Alleging that she had been “brutally raped and raped” by McGregor after a Christmas party (McGregor claims the two had consensual sex), Hand is to be awarded E248,603.60 ($258,000) by McGregor following the jury’s verdict after several days in court. according to a report from Paul Healy.

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Leaving the High Court surrounded by dozens of cameras, McGregor later took to X to give his first reaction to the highly controversial rape case.

“I will be appealing today’s ruling,” McGregor wrote Friday. “The judge’s instruction and the modest award given was for assault, not for aggravated or exemplary damages. I am disappointed that the jury did not hear all the evidence presented by the DPP. I am with my family now, focused on my future. Thank you for all my support around the world.”

Hand’s lawyer John Gordon branded McGregor ‘a sneaky coward’ in his closing statement, claiming McGregor had left his client fearing for her life after putting her in a choke hold – a few months after his title fight loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2018 where Irish listen to a submission.

Almost six years removed from her McGregor “nightmare” and a lengthy legal process, Nikita Hand spoke out after the High Court’s ruling on Friday:

“I want to thank my mom and all my family and friends. Finally, I want to thank my daughter Freya, for whom I am most grateful,” Hand said (via Paul Healy). “She has given me so much strength and courage over the past six years through this nightmare to keep pushing forward for justice. I want to show Freya and all other girls and boys that you can stand up for yourself even if something happens to you no matter who the person is and justice will be served for all victims of sexual assault.”

“I hope my story is a reminder that no matter how scared you may be, speak up. You have a voice and keep fighting for justice. I know this has not only affected my life, my daughter’s, my family and friends hugely and it’s something I will never forget for the rest of my life but now that justice has been served I can now try to move on and look forward to the future with my family and friends and daughter.

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