Jury Awards €250,000 to Woman in Assault Case Against MMA Fighter Conor McGregor in Ireland
DUBLIN, Ireland — A civil court jury in Ireland awarded Nikita Hand nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) on Friday, for claims that she was assaulted by former mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor in a Dublin hotel in December 2018. Hand claimed the incident occurred after a night out, leaving her with severe bruising and post-traumatic stress disorder. During the trial, McGregor, who vehemently denied the allegations, insisted that their interaction was consensual and suggested that Hand had fabricated the claims for financial gain. His defense referred to her as opportunistic. Yet, after six hours of … Read more