US EditionMMA Star McGregor Loses Appeal in Rape Case, Faces Imprisonment
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Conor McGregor has lost another legal battle. The Court of Appeal in Dublin, Ireland, has definitively confirmed that the former MMA champion is civilly liable for the brutal rape and assault of Nikita Handová at the Beacon Hotel in December 2018. He must pay the victims €248,603 plus €1.3 million in legal costs. The total cost of the legal wrangling will be around 39 million crowns. The judges rejected the appeal on all five points. McGregor wa…
Conor McGregor will have to pay for the sexual assault against Nikita Hand, a woman who accused him of raping her and beating her in 2018. A civil jury in Dublin ruled in favor of the complainant and then a court rejected her appeal. Conor McGregor / Photo: Getty Conor McGregor, guilty of rape against a woman It happens that last November 22nd the hearing of the case took place (and lasted about six hours). After this, the jury ruled in favor of…
MMA Star McGregor Loses Appeal in Rape Case, Faces Imprisonment
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) superstar Conor McGregor suffered a significant legal blow on July 31, 2025, when the Irish Court of Appeal upheld his rape conviction, rejecting his appeal in a detailed ruling delivered at 10:00 AM local time. The case, originating from an incident at a Dublin hotel on December 15, 2018, saw the 36-year-old UFC fighter convicted in March 2025 of sexually assaulting a 32-year-old woman, resulting in a five-year prison s…
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