Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor has been accused of raping a woman in a Dublin hotel, the city's High Court has been told. Nikita Hand is claiming civil damages against McGregor and another man, alleging she was sexually assaulted.

A woman accusing Conor McGregor of sexually assaulting her in a Dublin hotel in 2018 testified in an Irish court on Tuesday at the start of a civil case seeking financial damages against the mixed martial arts star.

Conor McGregor was present at Dublin’s High Court on Tuesday to face a civil lawsuit pertaining to an alleged sexual assault in December 2018.

McGregor is being sued in civil court by Nikita Ni Lamhain, aka Nikita Hand, who has alleged since 2018 that the former UFC champion and another man took advantage of her while intoxicated in a Dublin hotel room.

UFC star Conor McGregor, 36, appeared in Dublin's High Court on Tuesday to face a civil lawsuit alleging sexual assault. The plaintiff, hair colorist Nikita Ni Laimhin, claims that McGregor and another man,

MMA fighter Conor McGregor arrived in a Dublin courtroom as his civil sexual assault trial begins. In a court hearing on Tuesday, Nikita Ní Laimhín’s attorney, John Gordon SC, alleged that McGregor, 36,