Conor McGregor has broken his silence after being found to have assaulted a woman.
The UFC star has been ordered to pay her more than £200,000 in damages.
McGregor later told TMZ Sports: “The judge’s instruction and the modest award given was for assault, there was not an award for aggravated or exemplary damages. I am disappointed that the jury did not hear all the evidence that the DPP reviewed. I am with my family, focused on my future.”
Earlier today, after 11 days in court, the jury of eight women and four men took six hours and 10 minutes to reach a verdict. The High Court ruled the MMA must pay Nikita Hand €248,603.60 (£207,000), after he was found guilty of assaulting her.
The 35-year-old accused the fighter and boxer of “choking her three times” before “raping her” at the Beacon Hotel in Dublin, Ireland after a Christmas night out on December 9, 2018. McGregor, 36, denied the accusations.
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