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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O'Carroll in Dublin

MMA fighter Conor McGregor assaulted woman at Dublin hotel, jury finds in civil trial

Conor McGregor outside the high court in Dublin in November.
Conor McGregor was once one of the highest-earning sport stars in the world.
Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Media

A jury at a civil trial at Ireland’s high court has found that the Irish martial arts fighter Conor McGregor assaulted a woman who had accused him of raping her at a hotel in Dublin in December 2018.

McGregor was ordered to pay nearly €250,000 (£210,000) in damages to Nikita Hand, who is also known as Nikita Ní Laimhín.

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