Conor McGregor ordered to pay nearly €250,000 after rape finding

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Conor McGregor was ordered to pay Nikita Hand nearly €250,000 after a High Court jury found that he raped her in a Dublin hotel in December 2018. The proceedings were reported on 22 November 2024.

McGregor denied the claim, saying they had consensual sex twice, and said he did not cause Hand’s bruising. The jury awarded no exemplary or aggravated damages. It also found that James Lawrence did not assault Hand.