Conor McGregor’s try and overturn a civil court docket ruling that discovered him answerable for sexual assault has been unsuccessful.
The previous UFC champion, now 37, was dominated liable in November by Eire’s Excessive Courtroom in relation to an incident that passed off in 2018.
The complainant alleged that McGregor assaulted her in a lodge room, and the jury sided along with her, awarding damages of €248,000. McGregor appealed the choice earlier this 12 months.
On Thursday, nevertheless, the Excessive Courtroom dismissed his attraction in its entirety.
McGregor’s authorized staff had introduced a variety of arguments, together with testimony from a neighbour of the plaintiff who claimed to have witnessed her in a separate altercation earlier than the alleged assault.
That line of defence was dropped earlier this month.
RTE, Eire’s nationwide broadcaster, reported that the lady testified she first encountered McGregor at a Christmas celebration in Dublin in 2018.
She alleged that he pushed her onto a mattress, choked her, and left her fearing for her life. McGregor, who has 4 youngsters along with his long-term associate, acknowledged that sexual exercise passed off however denied it was violent or non-consensual. No legal costs had been filed in reference to the case.
McGregor (22-6) has been absent from blended martial arts competitors since breaking his leg in a TKO defeat to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021.
Earlier this month, he revealed that he had undergone drug testing as a part of the UFC’s anti-doping program, a step towards a possible return.
He has additionally advised that he desires to battle at a proposed UFC occasion on the White Home in 2026.