Cate McCurry

Mr McGregor is facing an accusation that he ‘brutally raped and battered’ Nikita Hand at a hotel in south Dublin in December 2018.

Jury awards damages totalling almost €250,000 following High Court trial

The jury of eight women and four men spent six hours and 10 minutes deliberating before returning with its verdict

'I hope my story is a reminder that no matter how afraid you might be – speak up, you have a voice and keep on fighting for justice.'

A jury at civil court has found that UFC superstar Conor McGregor sexually assaulted Nikita Hand in a hotel in 2018 and she gave an emotional statement outside court after the verdict.

'I hope my story is a reminder that no matter how afraid you might be – speak up, you have a voice and keep on fighting for justice.'

What started as a fun night out for a Christmas work party, ended six years later inside the High Court in Dublin, with Nikita Hand winning her case against Conor McGregor.

Nikita Hand, who accused the sportsman of raping her in a Dublin hotel in December 2018, won her claim against him for damages.

Nikita Hand, who accused Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor of raping her in a Dublin hotel, has won her claim against him

A gang of masked men broke into the home of a woman who took a civil case against mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor accusing him of raping her, the court heard.