Conor McGregor’s efforts to attraction a civil sexual assault ruling that went towards him final yr have failed.
McGregor, 37, was discovered liable of sexual assault in November, in a civil case at Eire’s Excessive Court docket. The case stemmed from an incident in 2018, during which McGregor’s accuser stated the previous UFC star attacked her in a resort room. A jury dominated within the lady’s favor and ordered McGregor to pay 248,000 euros, or round $257,000. McGregor filed an attraction of that call earlier this yr.
On Thursday, the Excessive Court docket once more dominated towards McGregor and dismissed the attraction on all grounds, in response to a number of studies. McGregor’s authorized workforce introduced a number of arguments, together with new testimony from a neighbor of the sufferer, who described witnessing her in a bodily altercation previous to the incident with McGregor. Nevertheless, McGregor’s workforce withdrew that argument earlier this month.
Based on Irish nationwide broadcaster RTÉ, the girl instructed the Excessive Court docket she met McGregor at a Christmas get together in 2018 in Dublin. She accused him of forcing her onto a mattress, choking her and making her worry for her life. McGregor, who has 4 youngsters together with his longtime companion, admitted he had intercourse with the girl however denied it was tough or pressured. He didn’t face any prison prosecution concerning the incident.
McGregor (22-6) has not competed in blended martial arts since he suffered a damaged leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. Earlier this month, he claimed he’d been drug examined as a part of the UFC’s necessary testing program, in a step towards returning to competitors. He has expressed curiosity in making an look at a proposed UFC occasion on the White Home in 2026.