Conor McGregor found liable of assault in Ireland civil court stemming from sexual encounter
A civil jury in Ireland ruled that Conor McGregor assaulted a woman in a penthouse after a night of partying in 2018 during a sexual encounter.
The woman who claimed the UFC fighter “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin hotel penthouse was awarded nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) on Friday.
The woman had to take several breaks in her emotional testimony as she said that McGregor had threatened to kill her during the encounter. The defense said the woman had never told investigators that McGregor had threatened her life.
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Conor McGregor leaves the court, as the court breaks for the jury’s decision in the civil action case, P Ní Laimhin v. McGregor & Anor, in High Court 24 at Chancery Place in Dublin. (David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
A paramedic who examined the woman the next day testified that she hadn’t seen someone with that intensity of bruising.
McGregor put her in a chokehold several times and later told her, “Now you know how I felt in the octagon where I tapped out three times,” referring to an Ultimate Fighting Championship when he had to admit defeat, she said.
She feared she would die and never see her daughter again.
“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 had sex with her.
Conor McGregor attends the “Road House” New York premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on March 19, 2024, in New York City. (Manoli Figetakis/WireImage)
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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.”
They also showed surveillance video in court that they said appeared to show the woman kiss McGregor’s arm and hug him after they left the hotel room. Farrell said she looked “happy, happy, happy.”
McGregor added he would appeal the decision.
“I am disappointed that the jury did not hear all the evidence that the DPP reviewed. I am with my family now, focused on my future. Thank you to all my support worldwide,” he wrote on X.
McGregor previously was accused of sexually assaulting someone in a bathroom at an NBA Finals game in 2022, but he avoided charges.
Conor McGregor of Ireland prepares to fight Dustin Poirier during the UFC 264 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 10, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
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McGregor, who hasn’t fought since 2021, was set to return to the ring at UFC 303, but his injury kept him away from the Octagon.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story read that McGregor was found liable for sexual assault. We have since changed the story to make note that McGregor was found liable for assault.
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