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Michael O'Toole

Conor McGregor's lawyers brand Miami claims as 'nothing more than a shakedown' as police launch probe

Conor McGregor’s lawyer last night claimed a sex assault allegation against him was an attempt to swindle cash from the MMA star.

“This is no more than a shakedown,” Mr McGregor’s US lawyer Barbara R. Llanes said. She was speaking after US celebrity news site TMZ published a video of Mr McGregor appearing to walk hand in hand with the woman who has now alleged the Dubliner sexually assaulted her in a men’s toilet in Florida last week.

TMZ has confirmed the woman in the video is the female who has made the allegation — and the footage was shot at the time of the alleged incident in Miami last Friday night. The video emerged on TMZ less than 24 hours after the woman claimed she was forced into the toilet where she alleges the attack took place — but the video appears to show her walking in with the MMA star.

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